Bench-to-beside review Acute-on-chronic liver failure - linking the gut, liver and systemic circulation.docVIP

Verbeke et al. Critical Care 2011,15:233 /content/15/5/233 RE VIE W Bench-to-beside review: Acute-on-chronic liver failure - linking the gut, liver and systemic Circulation Len Verbeke*, Frederik Nevens and Wim Laleman preva lence varies between 39% and 92% [3,4]. In Asia, Abstract mostly hepatitis B reactivation or the intake of The concept of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) was introduced recently to describe a subset of patients with chronic liver disease presenting with profound deterioration of liver function and rapidly evolving multi-organ failure