Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Abstract

Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) usually mandate management within an intensive care unit (ICU).Some current ICU prognostic models [Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE), Organ System Failure (OSF) and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)] were used to stratify cirrhotics into risk categories, but few cirrhotics were included in the original model development. Liver-specific scores [Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD)] could be useful in this setting. The aim of this presentation will be evaluation whether ICU prognostic models perform better compared with liver-disease specific ones in cirrhotics admitted to ICU, and it is possible to outline the best prognostic tool.

Biography

Tamara Alempijevic is associate Professor at School of Medicine,University of Belgrade May 2006 â?? Present (9 years 2 months)belgrade,serbia.Gastroenterologist and hepatologist Clinic for gastroenterology and hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia. August 1996 â?? Present (18 years 11 months)