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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 382, Issue 22, Pages 2137-2145

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MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1914900

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Acute decompensation in patients with chronic liver disease is called acute-on-chronic liver failure. Usually, systemic inflammation from infection or an acute hepatic injury precipitates liver dysfunction and extrahepatic organ failures, with increased mortality.

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