Clinical Trajectory and Predictors of Intensive Care Unit Mortality Among Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Background: Despite being the most common liver disease worldwide, the clinical trajectory and inpatient crude mortality rate of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have not been thoroughly studied.

Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective case-control study of patients admitted to a general ICU setting between the years 2015 and 2020. Medical records from patients who met the diagnostic criteria for NAFLD, as well as age- and gender-matched control group, were reviewed.