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Acute on chronic liver failure 1

Chairpersons - Dilip Sharma, Indraneel Saha, Magnus Jayaraj Mansard, Mallikarjun Sakpal, Shweta Singh

🗓️ 21 Nov 2025 🕒 11:25 - 12:10 📍Hall A

Theme - Decoding ACLF: Definitions, Debates & Extracorporeal Therapies

Objectives -

1. Define ACLF using current classifications (EASL vs APASL).
2. Explore immunologic and clinical course of ACLF patients.
3. Evaluate the role of extracorporeal therapies in improving outcomes.

ACLF Definitions: Have we reached the consensus

11:25 - 11:33 Introductory talk

Speaker: A C Anand

Critically ill patients with cirrhosis behave similarly, irrespective of EASL or APASL ACLF

For

11:33 - 11:41 Debate

Speaker: Prashant Bhangui

Critically ill patients with cirrhosis behave similarly, irrespective of EASL or APASL ACLF

Against

11:41 - 11:49 Debate

Speaker: Madhumita Premkumar

Critically ill patients with cirrhosis behave similarly, irrespective of EASL or APASL ACLF

Rebuttal & Discussion

11:49 - 11:52 Debate

Extra-corporeal therapies for ACLF: Do they really improve survival?

11:52 - 12:02 Talk (Evidence-based review)

Speaker: Rakhi Maiwall

Moderated Q&A

12:02 - 12:10

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