Table 1 ACLF Grading using CLIF-C ACLF criteria [13, 14]

No ACLF

No organ failure or

One organ failure (liver, coagulation, circulatory, respiratory) with serum creatinine <1.5mg/dL and no HE or

Single cerebral failure and serum creatinine <1.5mg/dL

Grade 1

Single kidney failure or

Single liver, coagulation, circulatory, or respiratory failure + serum creatinine 1.5–1.9mg/dL and/or HE I–II or

Single cerebral failure (HE III–IV) + serum creatinine 1.5–1.9mg/dL

Grade 2

2 organ failures

Grade 3

3 or more organ failures