MARCH 14, 2022

Between the Guidelines

New ACG Guidelines on ACLF: Q&A With Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG

The American College of Gastroenterology recently released new clinical guidance on the management of acute-on-chronic liver failure (Am J Gastroenterol 2022;117[2]:225-252). GEN’s Sarah Tilyou spoke with lead author Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and Central Virginia VA Health Care System, in Richmond, about the impetus for the guidelines and what they mean to GI practice.

GEN: What prompted the guidelines?

Dr. Bajaj: These are actually the