Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ACLF between 2009 and 2013
Characteristic | Â |
|---|---|
All cirrhosis patients (including ACLF) | 186,051 |
Age (mean ± sd) | 52.1 ± 15.8 |
Male (%) | 67 |
Cirrhosis etiology (%) | |
 Viral | 7 |
 Alcohol | 44 |
 Nonalcohol/nonviral | 49 |
Cirrhosis complications (%) | |
 Hepatic encephalopathy | 22 |
 Esophageal varices | 9 |
 Hepatorenal syndrome | 1 |
 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 33 |
Sepsis (%) | 8 |
Length of hospital stay (days) (mean ± sd) | 6.4 ± 10.2 |
ACLF subgroup | 22,950 |
 Age (mean ± sd) | 54.4 ± 14.2 |
 Cirrhosis etiology (%) | |
  Viral | 19 |
  Alcohol | 41 |
  Nonalcohol/nonviral | 40 |
 Rate of ACLF in cirrhosis (%) | 12.3 (22,950/186051) |
 Rate of ACLF in organ failure (%) | |
  Respiratory | 70 |
  Cardiovascular | 64 |
  Renal | 62 |
  Cerebral | 18 |
 Sepsis (%) | 27.9 |
 Length of hospital stay (days) (mean ± sd) | 8.7 ± 13.4 |