Clinical Course of acute-on-chronic liver failure syndrome and effects on prognosis


Por: Gustot, T, Fernandez, J, Garcia, E, Morando, F, Caraceni, P, Alessandria, C, Laleman, W, Trebicka, J, Elkrief, L, Hopf, C, Solis-Munoz, P, Saliba, F, Zeuzem, S, Albillos, A, Benten, D, Montero-Alvarez, JL, Chivas, MT, Concepcion, M, Cordoba, J, McCormick, A, Stauber, R, Vogel, W, de Gottardi, A, Welzel, TM, Domenicali, M, Risso, A, Wendon, J, Deulofeu, C, Angeli, P, Durand, F, Pavesi, M, Gerbes, A, Jalan, R, Moreau, R, Gines, P, Bernardi, M, Arroyo, V

Publicada: 1 jul 2015
Resumen:
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is characterized by acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis, organ failure(s), and high 28-day mortality. We investigated whether assessments of patients at specific time points predicted their need for liver transplantation (LT) or the potential futility of their care. We assessed clinical courses of 388 patients who had ACLF at enrollment, from February through September 2011, or during early (28-day) follow-up of the prospective multicenter European Chronic Liver Failure (CLIF) ACLF in Cirrhosis study. We assessed ACLF grades at different time points to define disease resolution, improvement, worsening, or steady or fluctuating course. ACLF resolved or improved in 49.2%, had a steady or fluctuating course in 30.4%, and worsened in 20.4%. The 28-day transplant-free mortality was low-to-moderate (6%-18%) in patients with nonsevere early course (final no ACLF or ACLF-1) and high-to-very high (42%-92%) in those with severe early course (final ACLF-2 or -3) independently of initial grades. Independent predictors of course severity were CLIF Consortium ACLF score (CLIF-C ACLFs) and presence of liver failure (total bilirubin 12 mg/dL) at ACLF diagnosis. Eighty-one percent had their final ACLF grade at 1 week, resulting in accurate prediction of short- (28-day) and mid-term (90-day) mortality by ACLF grade at 3-7 days. Among patients that underwent early LT, 75% survived for at least 1 year. Among patients with 4 organ failures, or CLIF-C ACLFs >64 at days 3-7 days, and did not undergo LT, mortality was 100% by 28 days. Conclusions: Assessment of ACLF patients at 3-7 days of the syndrome provides a tool to define the emergency of LT and a rational basis for intensive care discontinuation owing to futility. (Hepatology 2015;62:243-252)

Filiaciones:
Gustot, T:
 Univ Libre Bruxelles, Erasme Hosp, Brussels, Belgium

Fernandez, J:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Garcia, E:
 CIBEReHD, EASL CLIF Consortium, Data Management Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Morando, F:
 Univ Padua, Padua, Italy

Caraceni, P:
 Policlin St Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Alessandria, C:
 Univ Turin, Turin, Italy

Laleman, W:
 Univ Hosp Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

Trebicka, J:
 Univ Hosp Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Elkrief, L:
 Hop Beaujon, Clichy, France

Hopf, C:
 Univ Munich, Klinikum LMU, Munich, Germany

Solis-Munoz, P:
 Kings Coll Hosp London, London, England

Saliba, F:
 Hop Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France

Zeuzem, S:
 Univ Frankfurt Hosp, Frankfurt, Germany

Albillos, A:
 Hosp Ramon & Cajal, E-28034 Madrid, Spain

Benten, D:
 Univ Hosp Hambourg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Montero-Alvarez, JL:
 Reina Sofia Univ Hosp, Cordoba, Spain

Chivas, MT:
 Hosp Gen Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain

Concepcion, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, E-08025 Barcelona, Spain

Cordoba, J:
 Hosp Gen Valle Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

McCormick, A:
 St Vincents Univ Hosp, Dublin 4, Ireland

Stauber, R:
 Med Univ Graz, Graz, Austria

Vogel, W:
 Med Univ Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

de Gottardi, A:
 Univ Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Welzel, TM:
 Univ Frankfurt Hosp, Frankfurt, Germany

Domenicali, M:
 Policlin St Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Risso, A:
 Univ Turin, Turin, Italy

Wendon, J:
 Kings Coll Hosp London, London, England

Deulofeu, C:
 CIBEReHD, EASL CLIF Consortium, Data Management Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Angeli, P:
 Univ Padua, Padua, Italy

Durand, F:
 Hop Beaujon, Clichy, France

Pavesi, M:
 CIBEReHD, EASL CLIF Consortium, Data Management Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Gerbes, A:
 Univ Munich, Klinikum LMU, Munich, Germany

Jalan, R:
 Royal Free Hosp, London NW3 2QG, England

Moreau, R:
 Hop Beaujon, Clichy, France

Gines, P:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Bernardi, M:
 EASL CLIF Consortium, Barcelona, Spain

Arroyo, V:
 EASL CLIF Consortium, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 02709139





HEPATOLOGY
Editorial
WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 62 Número: 1
Páginas: 243-252
WOS Id: 000356864800030
ID de PubMed: 25877702
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