Prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure patients treated with artificial liver support system

AIM:To establish a new model for predicting survival in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients treated with an artificial liver support system. METHODS:One hundred and eighty-one ACLF patients who were admitted to the hospital from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014 and were treated with an artificial liver support system were enrolled in this retrospective study, including a derivation cohort (n = 113) and a validation cohort (n = 68).Laboratory parameters at baseline were analyzed and correlated ORIGINAL