AGA clinical practice update: Coagulation in cirrhosis. When exercising clinical judgment, particularly when treatments pose significant risks, healthcare providers should incorporate this guideline in addition to patient-specific medical comorbidities, health status, and preferences to arrive at a patient-centered care approach. In general, RRT is recommended for patients with HRS-AKI who are on the LT waiting list and who have failed pharmacotherapy. Hepatology 2015;62:23242. The bioartificial extracorporeal liver support systems, by contrast, can provide synthetic and detoxifying functions of the liver. When considering VTE prophylaxis, meta-analysis has shown hospitalized cirrhotic patients to be at higher risk than noncirrhotic patients for VTE (85). Thrombelastography-guided blood product use before invasive procedures in cirrhosis with severe coagulopathy: A randomized, controlled trial. Transplant Direct 2019;5:e490. A randomized trial of albumin infusions in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. The aetiology and the interval from onset of jaundice to the development of encephalopathy have a significant impact on prognosis. Treatment with non-selective beta blockers is associated with reduced severity of systemic inflammation and improved survival of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Low-dose hydrocortisone in patients with cirrhosis and septic shock: A randomized controlled trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017;16(5):74855.e6. Therefore, it is essential to rule out infection in all patients with ACLF, but the level of suspicion for infection in patients with ACLF and hypocoagulability should be even higher. People with COVID-19 and underlying health conditions could expect complications like acute respiratory failure, ARDs, liver or cardiac injury, among others. In hospitalized decompensated cirrhotic patients, we recommend assessment for infection because infection is associated with the development of ACLF and increased mortality (moderate quality, strong evidence). The risk of ventilation-associated pneumonia can be decreased by 30- to 45-degree head-end elevation and subglottic suction. Extracorporeal albumin dialysis with the molecular adsorbent recirculating system in acute-on-chronic liver failure: The RELIEF trial. Although steroids are associated with improved resolution in shock, there is no long-term survival benefit (164). The impact of albumin use on resolution of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. INSTRUCTIONS Use in adult patients with decompensated chronic (cirrhotic) liver disease; it does not predict outcome in acute liver failure. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016;28:14504. MDR pathogens have been increasing in prevalence and are reported in 22%38% of infections in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis (100,101). Bajaj JS, Heuman DM, Hylemon PB, et al. 164. Current studies have used protocols that provide vasoconstrictor treatment for up to 14 days under which treatment could be stopped earlier if there is no response to treatment on day 4 (less than 25% reduction in sCr with vasoconstrictor) (45). 173. Patients may have stopped drinking at the time of hospitalization, but the diagnosis may yet be made if alcohol use has continued to a period of less than 60 days before the onset of jaundice. However, there is a detailed report on ERCP inducing ACLF in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (157). More rapid completion of a 3-hour sepsis-care bundle and rapid administration of antibiotics is associated with lower risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality in patients with sepsis (91). Hepatology. In an RCT of children (mean age 7 years) with ACLF, G-CSF administration did not reduce 30- or 60-day mortality compared with standard of care (186). 130. 2016:192. Wong F, Reddy KR, Tandon P, et al. 68. 205. Outlines of the 3 major ACLF definitions. Pieri G, Agarwal B, Burroughs AK. EASL clinical practice guidelines on nutrition in chronic liver disease. Semin Liver Dis. The risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:15248; quiz 1680. PREDICT identifies precipitating events associated with the clinical course of acutely decompensated cirrhosis. Current diagnostic parameters for ACLF point toward self-evident organ failures, which has led to considerable confusion in the general clinical community about the differentiation from AD in cirrhosis (11). 33. 30. Gastroenterology 2010;139:124656, 1256.e15. Mathurin P, Louvet A, Duhamel A, et al. Sundaram V, Shah P, Wong RJ, et al. 195. This is particularly true in areas of low and turbulent flow, such as the portal venous system. ACG clinical guideline: Disorders of the hepatic and mesenteric circulation. Impact of chronic kidney disease on outcomes in cirrhosis. Altered profile of human gut microbiome is associated with cirrhosis and its complications. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an acute deterioration of liver function manifesting as jaundice and coagulopathy with the development of ascites, with a high probability of extrahepatic organ involvement and high 28-day mortality. Liver Int 2019;39:694704. Am J Gastroenterol 2018. Bajaj JS, O'Leary JG, Lai JC, et al. It is mandatory that any definition be widely validated based on a distinct pathophysiology and includes specific diagnostic signs or symptoms and a confirmatory test. The Fractionated Plasma Separation and Adsorption (Prometheus) liver support system works through a slightly different principle. Improvement in short-term survival has been demonstrated using plasma exchange in patients with hepatitis B infection and ACLF (184). Hepatology 2016;63:201931. J Hepatol 2014;60:27581. Although several lines of evidence suggest the role of inflammation (12), it is unclear whether inflammation is specific to ACLF or results from alcohol-associated hepatitis or occurs as a result of infection (13,14). There are limited published Australian ACLF data. Duan X-Z. Stem cell therapy represents a novel and promising therapeutic strategy to bridge patients with ACLF to more definitive therapy (e.g., control of acute infection, LT), but evidence to support its use in routine clinical practice is currently insufficient. [Epub ahead of print September 26, 2021.] 95. AKI, altered mental status, and organ failure are often indicators of infection in patients with cirrhosis. 15. The most common prescribed medications that cause DILI are the antimicrobials. 156. Wolters Kluwer Health 172. J Hepatol 2019;70:17293. Important unresolved questions in the management of hepatic encephalopathy: An ISHEN consensus. The lack of objective biomarkers has hampered the diagnosis of ACLF beyond organ failures, which occur too late in the natural history of disease (7). The development of ACLF after surgery is associated with significantly reduced survival compared with patients without ACLF. Gastroenterology 2018;155:42230.e1. Systematic review with meta-analysis: Liver transplant provides survival benefit in patients with acute on chronic liver failure. [2]Gimson AE, O'Grady J, Ede RJ, et al. 79. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites should be monitored regularly for changes in renal function, especially those with background CKD related to higher prevalence of conditions such as systemic hypertension or diabetes, because AKI in patients with CKD is associated with significantly worse outcomes than in patients with normal baseline renal function. Studies in inflammation and metabolomics of the serum have found that there are differences between patients with AD and ACLF, but there remains a significant overlap between the groups (12,15). J Hepatol 2019;70:398411. Prog Liver Dis. The first prospective analysis by NACSELD demonstrated that patients who had ACLF before transplant had acceptable outcomes after liver transplantation (193). Terlipressin and albumin vs albumin in patients with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome: A randomized study. were the methodologists; all other authors were involved in writing the guidelines. These guidelines are meant to be broadly applicable and should be viewed as the preferred, but not only, approach to clinical scenarios. The impact of HBV flare on the outcome of HBV-related decompensated cirrhosis patients with bacterial infection. Depending on these factors, patients with identical ACLF and MELD scores may range from considering transplant for one patient but comfort-focused measures only for another. The varying definitions that focused on established organ failure have reduced generalizability and potential for prevention of ACLF in different settings. The United Network for Organ Sharing database analyses have demonstrated that MELD-Na underestimates 1- and 3-month mortality risk in patients hospitalized with ACLF (195). A systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerging data show that terlipressin may be associated with respiratory failure in patients with underlying respiratory comorbidities (45), especially in those with grade 3 ACLF, and therefore, caution should be exercised when used in these patients (47). Wong F, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, et al. Among nosocomial infections, urinary tract infection was the most common (reported in one-third of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis), followed by respiratory infections and SBP. Working Party proposal for a revised classification system of renal dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol 2017;112:1495505. Clin Nutr 2019;38:485521. Acute liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, can cause serious complications, including bleeding and increased pressure in the brain. This guideline was produced in collaboration with the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Formal studies in patients with pre-existing liver cirrhosis are lacking. 62. Tripathi DM, Vilaseca M, Lafoz E, et al. In addition, the alcohol use disorder needs to be treated. There is disagreement about the precise definition of ACLF. However, neither the risk of ACLF nor its outcomes have specifically been evaluated in patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Liver Int 2011;31:2228. This is potentiated further with PPI and antibiotic use and multiple readmissions (17). In the STOPAH study, which was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial with a 2-by-2 factorial design conducted in 65 hospitals across the United Kingdom, pentoxifylline did not improve survival in patients with AAH (129). J Hepatol 2014;61:103847. The pathophysiology of renal failure in cirrhosis is related to multiple factors including a combination of hemodynamic abnormalities and inflammation. Abdallah MA, Waleed M, Bell MG, et al. CMAJ 2010;182:19717. Acute-on-chronic liver failure precipitated by hepatic injury is distinct from that precipitated by extrahepatic insults. AAH leads to ACLF as a result of a combination of a severe SIRS and sepsis. 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In the database from the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network from the United States, among the 1,089 patients with DILI-related liver injury, 107 patients either died or required an LT, of which only 68 patients were found to have DILI as the primary cause of their end point. 25. EBK declared that he had no competing interests. 6. Curr Opin Crit Care 2019;25:18791. It is clear that secondary SBP prophylaxis decreases the risk of recurrent SBP and therefore improves outcomes (108). There is also the concern for xenotransmission, and therefore, they have not been popular. In patients with cirrhosis and ACLF who continue to require mechanical ventilation because of brain conditions or respiratory failure despite optimal therapy, we suggest against listing for liver transplant (LT) to improve mortality (very low quality, conditional recommendation). Appropriate and timely antimicrobial therapy in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis-associated septic shock: A retrospective cohort study. Bajaj JS, Tandon P, O'Leary JG, et al. At the current time, there are no extracorporeal liver support systems that have been approved for clinical use in the United States, but these systems may be available through clinical trials in some settings. Hepatol Int 2017;11:46171. Patients with ACLF are best managed in the intensive care unit (ICU), and some may benefit from early liver transplantation. In addition, the larger North American study also showed that grade III/IV HE, regardless of other organ failures, was independently associated with mortality (18). Liver biopsy is required to make a diagnosis of definite AAH, although patients may be entered into clinical protocols with a diagnosis of probable AAH (history of heavy alcohol use, typical clinical and laboratory presentation described above, and absence of confounding factors that may explain the clinical picture). Consideration for causes other than HE as the reasons for altered mental status is important, especially in patients who have not recovered after HE therapies are deployed. Lee WM, Squires RH Jr, Nyberg SL, et al. 64. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017;15:152130.e8. 38. At a minimum, always ask pharmacy to concentrate all IV medications, whenever possible or administered in 5% dextrose instead, whenever feasible. 60. 73. Rates of survival after liver transplantation do not seem to differ significantly by ACLF grade with the exception of patients with ACLF-3 (194). Vaccinate patients with chronic liver disease against hepatitis A and hepatitis B if they are not already immune. In a nonrandomized study, patients with ACLF had a lower mortality if they were admitted on an NSBB than if they were not (116). Brain failure is the only consistently defined organ failure by EASL-CLIF, NACSELD, and APASL and is defined as grade 3 or 4 HE. Terlipressin is not currently US Food and Drug Administrationapproved but is expected to be approved in the near future. The Committee gives special thanks to the guideline monitor Simona Jakab, MD. Identification of specific diagnostic signs or symptoms, or a confirmatory test is key to further defining the entity such that the diagnosis can be made early and will warrant management changes. Patients with AAH have jaundice with associated malaise, tender hepatomegaly, and features of hepatic decompensation such as ascites, HE, variceal bleeding, and bacterial infection. In patients with cirrhosis and ACLF who continue to require mechanical ventilation because of adult respiratory distress syndrome or brain-related conditions despite optimal therapy, we suggest against listing for LT to improve mortality (very low evidence, conditional recommendation). Streaming algorithms for identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistance potential from real-time MinION(TM) sequencing. Specifically, systolic dysfunction is defined as left ventricular ejection fraction of 50% or an absolute global longitudinal strain of <18% or >22%. Fungal dysbiosis in cirrhosis. The RCT assessing the use of MARS for ACLF (182) reported that MARS was able to decrease sCr and serum bilirubin (a molecule removal function of the dialysis system without necessarily improving renal or liver function) and reduce HE to a greater extent than the control group. Treatment with carvedilol improves survival of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: A randomized controlled trial. Cardiac preload and inotropic function are improved by norepinephrine. Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. To assess volume status, dynamic measurements in response to fluid boluses are recommended. Intensive care management of the ACLF patient involves early goal-directed therapy, intravascular volume resuscitation, broad-spectrum antibiotic administration within 1 hour of presentation, monitoring of tissue oxygenation, support of failing organs including consideration of artificial liver support, and LT in selected patients. Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: Risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 practice guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. In secondary analyses of large data sets, patients with cirrhosis whose ACLF status was defined retroactively have been analyzed in the context of transplant suitability and survival (194). Survival in infection-related acute-on-chronic liver failure is defined by extra-hepatic organ failures. The APASL definition of ACLF was used in this study. GRADE guidelines: 3. Because patients in the ICU are under the care of intensive care specialists and not hepatologists, specific recommendations regarding threshold for ventilation, pressor support, and endotracheal intubation will not be made in this guideline. In patients with cirrhosis, we suggest against the use of biomarkers to predict the development of renal failure (very low quality, conditional recommendation). Nosocomial infections are diagnosed >48 hours after admission. Premkumar M, Saxena P, Rangegowda D, et al. 45. It should be noted that patients with CKD with a higher baseline sCr have a more severe course of AKI (38). In hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and HRS-AKI without high grade of ACLF or disease, we suggest terlipressin (moderate quality, conditional recommendation) or norepinephrine (low quality, conditional recommendation) to improve renal function. Kamal S, Khan MA, Seth A, et al. Therefore, the results cannot be directly translated to patients in the west, and further studies are needed (185). Management of sepsis in patients with cirrhosis: Current evidence and practical approach. Factors associated with survival of patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure before and after liver transplantation. Other measures include (i) judicious use of laxatives and diuretics; (ii) albumin infusions with large-volume paracentesis; (iii) prompt treatment of gastrointestinal bleeds and use of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with established gastrointestinal bleeds; (iv) avoidance of nephrotoxic drugs or radiographic dye; and (v) primary prophylaxis against SBP in high-risk individuals and secondary prophylaxis for patients after the first episode of SBP. 146. Therefore, correcting the pathophysiological changes should lead to an improvement in renal function. Lancet Respir Med 2019;7:8434. Huang P, Guo Y, Li B, et al. Pose E, Napoleone L, Amin A, et al. In patients with cirrhosis without ACLF, a rebalancing in coagulation occurs; however, in specific circumstances, hypercoagulability can be found (81,82). 165. N Engl J Med 2011;365:1790800. In patients with ACLF and altered coagulation parameters, we suggest against transfusion in the absence of bleeding or a planned procedure (low quality, conditional recommendation). Patients with cirrhosis who acquire an infection may not have typical symptoms of infection. Moreau R, Claria J, Aguilar F, et al. The factors that predict mortality after the development of ACLF include liver surgery, alkaline phosphatase with a cutoff of 164 IU/L, and an MELD score with a cutoff of 10. These factors are often worsened by concomitant medications such as opioids, benzodiazepines, and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and by infections (25,26). Model for end-stage liver disease-sodium underestimates 90-day mortality risk in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failuare. Laboratory coagulation abnormalities are common in patients with cirrhosis and described in 2 of the 3 widely used definitions of ACLF; APASL requires an INR of 1.5 as part of the ACLF definition, and EASL-CLIF defines coagulation failure separately as either an INR 2.5 or platelets 20 109/L. 202. 1970;3:282-98. Banares R, Nevens F, Larsen FS, et al. Belcher JM, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Fujii S, Tanimukai H, Kashiwagi Y. Liver failure is one such condition, which involves multiple organs outside the liver. A recent survey of US-based transplant clinicians showed that there is no consensus in providing additional MELD points or extending live donor transplant to patients with ACLF (198). This is especially relevant if patients still do not recover despite the measures instituted above. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2019;7:914. The performance of surgery in patients with cirrhosis is associated with significant risks of postsurgical decompensation, and this may progress to ACLF in a percentage of patients. to maintaining your privacy and will not share your personal information without Hepatorenal syndrome. Patients without NACSELD ACLF but with EASL-CLIF ACLF are still at a relatively high risk of short-term mortality and therefore still deserve intensive management and consideration for early liver transplantation if available. The pathophysiology of renal failure in cirrhosis involves both hemodynamic changes leading to renal vasoconstriction and intense inflammation leading to renal microcirculatory changes as well as tubular damage (40). In patients with cirrhosis and chronic liver disease, acute-on-chronic liver failure is emerging as a major cause of mortality. J Hepatol 2015;62:3329. Sundaram V, Jalan R, Wu T, et al. Patients with cirrhosis require admission to the ICU for support of failing organs. Patients with an MELD score > 25 did not show a significant reduction in mortality at day 28 with prednisolone treatment even after excluding patients with sepsis or gastrointestinal bleeding. These latter devices require a source of cells, traditionally human or porcine hepatocytes. Increased risk of cognitive impairment in cirrhotic patients with bacterial infections. An overview of managing ACLF in critical care is shown in Figure 5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381946 Lee BP, Mehta N, Platt L, et al. ACLF is defined by organ failures (OFs) and is distinct from simple 'acute decompensation' (AD) of cirrhosis. Ambrosino P, Tarantino L, Di Minno G, et al. Because bacterial infections are a common precipitant of AKI, early diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections are key to prevent AKI development. 96. 142. 177. Gastroenterology 2016;150:90310.e8. Subsequent analysis of the ANSWER trial showed that reaching a serum albumin of 4.0 g/dL provided the best improvement for survival (174). Prognostic models may be used to assess the probability of spontaneous recovery and are instrumental in selection of patients who should potentially undergo liver transplantation. EASL Clinical Practical Guidelines on the management of acute (fulminant) liver failure EASL Clinical Practical Guidelines on the management of acute (fulminant) liver failure Authors European Association for the Study of the Liver. Mucke MM, Rumyantseva T, Mucke VT, et al. 1Virginia Commonwealth University and Central Virginia Veterans Health Care System, Richmond, Virginia, USA; 2Dallas Veterans Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; 3University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; 4University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 5Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; 6Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; 7Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Higher mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) may decrease the risk of ACLF. N Engl J Med 1999;341:4039. If precipitating events, such as viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury, and alcohol-related hepatitis, are superimposed on chronic liver disease, the result may be hepatic and extrahepatic organ failure, termed acute-on-chronic liver failure or ACLF. 97. The development of ascites, HE, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and/or bacterial infections defines AD; however, patients may develop ACLF without a history of AD. 151. This demonstrates that brain failure is an independent prognostic marker in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis (23). Death and liver transplantation within 2 years of onset of drug-induced liver injury. Fernandez J, Acevedo J, Wiest R, et al. Because PPIs impair the oxidative burst of neutrophils, they further impair immune function in patients with cirrhosis. Verma N, Singh S, Taneja S, et al. A pulmonary arterial catheter to monitor pulmonary arterial pressure is recommended only in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. 199. Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, et al. Some error has occurred while processing your request. Actual prevalence of ACLF related to DILI is unknown because DILI is often underreported, and most patients have an uneventful recovery (. (. Gastroenterology 2013;144:142637, 1437.e19. Wong F, Nadim MK, Kellum JA, et al. Shawcross DL, Davies NA, Williams R, et al. Fungal infections are often not diagnosed and result in a high mortality and ACLF burden and higher likelihood of removal from LT waiting lists. 1986 Mar-Apr;6(2):288-94. Concentrating or avoiding IV medications that require large sodium loads can improve volume status in patients with ACLF. 125. The most commonly used vasoconstrictor worldwide for HRS-1 is terlipressin, associated with a response rate of up to 44% (44,45). A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Arabi YM, Aljumah A, Dabbagh O, et al. 36. The prevalence of CKD in cirrhosis is rising, related to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis being an increasingly common etiology of cirrhosis, with diabetes or systemic hypertension as comorbid conditions. In summary, severe AAH is probably the most common precipitating event for ACLF. Bajaj JS, Reddy KR, Tandon P, et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2019;114:92937. The filtered plasma is then passed through 2 adsorbents, a neutral resin and an anion-exchange resin, before it is combined with the blood cell filtrate. Fernandez J, Tandon P, Mensa J, et al. Most patients developed grade 1 ACLF, with the most common organ failure being renal failure defined as an sCr of >2.0 mg/dL. Because alcohol consumption may be prevalent among patients with hepatitis B infection, such patients can have submassive necrosis. 157. This study shows the prevalence of . It can be challenging to make decisions pertaining to end-of-life measures and evaluating patients for LT when they are comatose (32,33). Acute liver failure: summary of a workshop. Arroyo V, Moreau R, Jalan R. Acute-on-chronic liver failure. Acute-on-chronic liver failure clinical guidelines. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8101303?tool=bestpractice.com, The term acute liver failure is preferred over fulminant hepatic failure or acute hepatic necrosis, although these terms have been used historically to classify hepatic failure. Both prescribed and nonprescribed medications can cause drug-induced liver injury (DILI). 118. Tapper EB, Parikh ND, Sengupta N, et al. Because of the reduction in the quantity and impaired quality of albumin in patients with cirrhosis, which worsens with advancing disease, albumin could have potential uses in other indications as well (171). Andrews JC, Schunemann HJ, Oxman AD, et al. Mahmud N, Fricker Z, Hubbard RA, et al. Embolization of large spontaneous portosystemic shunts for refractory hepatic encephalopathy: A multicenter survey on safety and efficacy. Late onset hepatic failure: clinical, serological and histological features. 186. Leal C, Prado V, Colan J, et al. Hepatol Commun 2019;3:100112. 77. 154. Respiratory failure is defined as PaO2/FiO2 of 200 or SpO2/FiO2 of 214 or the need for mechanical ventilation. Background and aim: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is distinct from acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis in its clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and prognosis. CT, computed tomography; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; GI, gastrointestinal; HPS, hepatopulmonary syndrome; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; PRBC, packed red blood cells. Lancet 2018;391:241729. 49. 84. CLIF-C ACLF (Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure) Predicts mortality in acute-on-chronic liver failure. This meta-analysis was limited by high heterogeneity and analysis of multiple types of stem cells/stem cell sources together (mononuclear cells, mesenchymal stem cells, umbilical cord, and bone marrow). Acute-on-chronic liver failure clinical guidelines. Acute renal dysfunction is now renamed as AKI and is defined as acute increase of sCr by 0.3 mg/dL in <48 hours or a 50% increase in sCr from a stable baseline sCr with the increase presumably to have occurred in the past 7 days (Table 5) (30). Coagulation parameters and major bleeding in critically ill patients with cirrhosis.
