Liver Transplantation at the Extreme: Analysis of Outcomes and Predictors of Futility in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Grade 3 Patients on Maximal Life Support

By afschroeder • August 7, 2026

Melehy A, Thepbunchonchai A, Tran BV, Hernaez R, Amara D, Ebaid S, Markovic D, Kaldas FM, Barjaktarevic I, Xia V, Karvellas CJ, Khemichian S, Stein LL, Shetty K, Lindenmeyer CC, Boike JR, Simonetto DA, Rahimi RS, Jalal PK, Izzy M, Kriss MS, Im GY, Lin MV, Jou JH, Fortune BE, Cholankeril G, Kuo A, Sundaram V; Multi-Organ Dysfunction and Evaluation for Liver Transplantation (MODEL) Consortium; Busuttil RW, Farmer DG, Agopian VG. Liver Transplantation at the Extreme: Analysis of Outcomes and Predictors of Futility in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Grade 3 Patients on Maximal Life Support. JHEP Rep. 2026 Aug 5:101959. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.101959. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42556643.

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