Introduction
loss of skeletal muscle mass, Acute-on-chronic liver failure, skeletal muscle mass, liver decompensation, sarcopenia, cirrhosisSarcopenia, malnutrition, CLD, whole-body skeletal muscle mass
LIVER DECOMPENSATION, SARCOPENIA, LOSS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS, MALNUTRITION, CLD, CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a condition characterized by acute and severe liver decompensation in patients with underlying chronic liver disease (CLD), with or without cirrhosisSarcopenia, which refers to the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is a major component of the malnutrition in patients suffering liver diseaseAt present, computed tomography (CT) measurements of the muscle at the third lumbar vertebra (L3) have been utilized to diagnose sarcopenia, as skeletal muscle mass at this level is thought to be representative of whole-body skeletal muscle mass