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