Correction to: Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver (APASL): an update.

The article Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver (APASL): an update, written by [Shiv Sarin], was originally published electronically on the publisher's internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on June 06, 2019 without open access.

Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver (APASL): an update.

The first consensus report of the working party of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) set up in 2004 on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) was published in 2009. With international groups volunteering to join, the "APASL ACLF Research Consortium (AARC)" was formed in 2012, which continued to collect prospective ACLF patient data. Based on the prospective data analysis of nearly 1400 patients, the AARC consensus was published in 2014.

The HAALT Non-invasive Scoring System for NAFLD in Obesity.

Background: The prevalence of NAFLD increases in obese diabetics. Accurate diagnosis of NAFLD requires invasive liver biopsies, which is costly, and time consuming and labor intensive. Currently, there is a lack of non-invasive diagnostic methods to identify those with NASH, in obese Indians.

Tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients: experience of a South Indian liver transplant center.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease for liver transplant recipients (LTRs). Data on post-liver transplant TB from high-burden countries are scant. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of TB in LTRs from a high-prevalence area and to analyze the risk factors for the development of post-liver transplant TB.

Perioperative bacterial infections in deceased donor and living donor liver transplant recipients.

Background: Deceased donor (DDLT) and living donor (LDLT) liver transplant (LT) is in vogue in several centers in India. Most centers are resorting to LDLT as a preferred surgery due to shortage of deceased donor liver. The risk of infection and its effect on survival in both groups of recipients from the Indian subcontinent are not known.

Auxiliary liver transplantation: a form of gene therapy in selective metabolic disorders.

Auxiliary liver transplantation is an accepted form of therapy in acute liver failure and in certain metabolic disorders. We report India's first successful auxiliary liver transplantation for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 1, showing that it is technically feasible and safe procedure. It is utmost important to select appropriate cases for auxiliary transplant for successful long-term outcome.

Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Liver Transplant Recipients-Controversies in Current Diagnosis and Management.

Liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease is increasingly being undertaken in India.(1) Routine tuberculin skin testing (TST) for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and isoniazid prophylaxis in TST-positive liver-transplant recipients (LTRs) is recommended(2,3) but seldom implemented worldwide.(4-7) The role of TST-testing and isoniazid prophylaxis in LTRs remains further undefined in high prevalence areas, including India.

A surveillance programme for Barrett's oesophagus in a UK general hospital.

Background: Surveillance programmes for oesophageal cancer in patients with Barrett's columnar-lined oesophagus have reported varying efficacies.

Aim: To review the effectiveness of an endoscopic surveillance programme for patients with Barrett's oesophagus in a UK general hospital.

Methods: Patients with Barrett's oesophagus (> or =3 cm histologically proven columnar-lined oesophagus) were identified from endoscopic and histological records and outcomes recorded when surveillance was performed with 2-yearly endoscopies and quadrantic biopsies at 3 cm intervals.

Are patients' sedation preferences at gastroscopy influenced by preceding patients' decisions?

Background: When patients choose sedation or no sedation for gastroscopy, it is unknown whether the decision and experience of preceding patients on the same endoscopy list influence such decisions.

Aim: To address this question in an endoscopy unit, where pre- and postprocedure patients are free to communicate.

Methods: The order and sedation decisions of 503 out-patients attending diagnostic gastroscopy lists were analysed.