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Acute on Chronic Liver Failure in Cirrhotic Patients at Assiut University Hospitals

Sponsor: Assiut University

Summary

ACLF is a distinct syndrome that is different from chronic progressive hepatic decompensation. In most cases of ACLF, patients present initially with clinical manifestations of a decompensating event, usually renal impairment, worsening of abdominal ascites, jaundice or Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and often precipitated by bacterial infection.

Official title: Incidence and Outcomes of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) in Cirrhotic Patients at Assiut University Hospitals

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