Shiv Kumar Sarin, Chandan Kumar Kedarisetty, Zaigham Abbas, Deepak Amarapurkar et al.
The first consensus report of the working party of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) set up in 2004 on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) was published in 2009. Due to the rapid advancements in the knowledge and available information, a consortium of members from co...
Shiv Kumar Sarin, Ashok Choudhury, Manoj K. Sharma, Rakhi Maiwall et al.
The first consensus report of the working party of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) set up in 2004 on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) was published in 2009. With international groups volunteering to join, the “APASL ACLF Research Consortium (AARC)” was formed in...
Ashok Choudhury, Anand V. Kulkarni, Vinod Arora, Arvinder Singh Soin et al.
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a condition associated with high mortality in the absence of liver transplantation. There have been various definitions proposed worldwide. The first consensus report of the working party of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) set...
Virendra Singh, Arka De, Rohit Mehtani, Paolo Angeli et al.
Sanchit Sharma, Samagra Agarwal, Anoop Saraya, Ashok Choudhury et al.
Background and aims Limited data exist regarding outcomes of acute variceal bleeding (AVB) in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), especially in those with hepatic failure. We evaluated the outcomes of AVB in patients with ACLF in a multinational cohort of APASL ACLF Research Consort...
Sanchit Sharma, Samagra Agarwal, Anoop Saraya, Ashok Choudhury et al.
Background and aims Early identification of non-response to steroids is critical in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) causing acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). We assessed if this non-response can be accurately identified within first few days of treatment. Methods Patients with AIH-ACLF...
Ashish Kumar, Anil Arora, Praveen Sharma, Rakhi Maiwall et al.
Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a rapidly progressive syndrome marked by high short-term mortality. While diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to worsen liver-related outcomes, its specific impact on alcohol-related ACLF (ALD-ACLF) remains underexplored. This study aimed to assess the...
Ashish Kumar, Anil Arora, Ashok Choudhury, Vinod Arora et al.
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and its complication, MAFLD-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (MAFLD-ACLF), is rising. Yet, factors determining patient outcomes in MAFLD-ACLF remain understudied. METHODS: Patients with MAFLD-ACLF were...
Ashish Kumar, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Anil Arora, Ashok Choudhury et al.
Sunil R. Vaidya, Sunitha Manjari Kasibhatla, Divya R. Bhattad, Mukund Ramtirthkar et al.
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease of major public health concern. Measles virus (MeV) is enveloped, single stranded negative RNA genome (15,894 nucleotides) belong to Pramyxoviridae family (genus Morbillivirus). MeV is serologically monotypic virus and genetically divided into 24 genotype...
Vikas Bajpai, Anoop Saraya
This book integrates the concept of healthcare with larger social determinants such as caste, class, gender, religion, and ethnicity. It presents a history of the development of health services, discusses the recommendations of the landmark report of the Bhore Committee that laid the foundations of ...