Table 1.

Patient details

Parameter	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5
Age (years)	71	43	32	40	46
Gender	M	M	F	M	F
APACHE II	33	30	34	25	31
Primary diagnosis	AoCLF, 2° sepsis, grade 4 HE, HRS	Liver disease 2° to sepsis, ATN	Liver disease 2° to sepsis, ATN	AoCLF, 2° sepsis, grade 3 HE, HRS	AoCLF, 2° sepsis, grade 3 HE, HRS
Background	Cirrhosis (NASH)	Post-hemihepatectomy	Post-renal transplant	Cirrhosis (HCV, alcohol)	Cirrhosis (HCV)
Child–Pugh	Class C	N/A	N/A	Class C	Class C
Other treatment	Ventilated, CVVHD, inotropes	Ventilated, CVVHD, inotropes	Ventilated, CVVHD	Ventilated, CVVHD, inotropes	Ventilated, CVVHD, inotropes

AoCLF, acute-on-chronic liver failure; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CVVHD, continuous veno-venous haemodialysis; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HE, hepatic encephalopathy; HRS, hepato-renal syndrome; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; N/A, not applicable (no pre-existing chronic liver disease).