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. 2021 May 6;9(13):2951–2968. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i13.2951

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of cirrhotic patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

Reference
Patientnumber (n)
Region
Etiology
CirrhosisSeverity1
ACLF2
Acute decompensation
Qi et al[33] 21 China HCV: 9.5% CTP-A: 76.2% 4.8%3 Variceal bleeding: 19%
HBV: 42.9% CTP-B: 14.3%
ALD: 9.5% CTP-C: 9.5% Ascites: 23.8%
AIH: 4.8% MELD: 8 (7-11)
Liu et al[32] 17 China HCV: 11.8% CTP-A: 88.2% APASL:11.8% Variceal bleeding: 5.9%
HBV: 70.6% CTP-B: 5.9%
CTP-C: 5.9%
Iavarone et al[31] 50 Italy HCV: 28% CTP-A: 40% EASL: 28% HE: 22%
HBV: 10% CTP-B: 28%
ALD: 24% CTP-C: 32%
NAFLD: 6% MELD: 9 (6-15)
Sarin et al[14] 43 Asia Viral: 60.4% CTP-A: 53.8% APASL: 11.6% AD event: 9.3%
MAFLD: 32.5% CTP-B: 37.2% Variceal bleeding: 9.3%
ALD: 4.6% CTP-C: 9% HE: 7%
AIH: 2.3% Ascites: 23.3%
Jaundice: 23.3%
SBP: 7%
Moon et al[19] 103 International HCV: 10.5% CTP-A: 44.7% N/A AD event: 25.7%
HBV: 11.8% CTP-B: 29.1% Variceal bleeding: 1%
ALD: 19.7% CTP-C: 26.2% HE: 16.5%
NAFLD: 22.4% MELD: 10 Ascites: 27.2%
SBP: 2.9%
Lee et al[22] 14 Korea HCV: 14.3% CTP-A: 64.3% N/A Secondary infection: 7.1%
HBV: 35.7% CTP-B: 35.7%
ALD: 35.7% MELD: 8 (7-12)
AIH: 7.1%
Bajaj et al[23] 37 United States HCV: 24.3% MELD: 17.6 ± 8.6 NACSELD: 30% Variceal bleeding: 14%
ALD: 24.3%
HE: 14%
NASH: 24.3%
Kimet al[21] 227 United States N/A Compensated: 59% N/A AD event: 29.5%
Variceal bleeding: 3.1%
Decompensated: 41%
HE: 10.1%
Ascites: 4.8%
Shalimar et al[30] 26 India HCV: 7.7% CTP: 8.6 ± 2.3 EASL: 34.6% AD event: 61.5%
HBV: 11.5% MELD: 18.1 ± 9.6 Variceal bleeding: 30.8%
ALD: 34.6% Ascites: 7.7%
NAFLD: 7.7%
AIH: 15.4%
Marjot et al[18] 386 International HCV: 11% CTP-A: 52% EASL: 23% AD event: 46%
HBV: 21% CTP-B: 30% Variceal bleeding: 3%
ALD: 38% CTP-C: 17% HE: 27%
NAFLD: 26% MELD: 12 (8-19) Ascites: 28%
SBP: 3%
Jeon et al[28] 67 Korea N/A N/A N/A Variceal bleeding: 3%
Ascites: 3%
HE: 4.5%
1

Cirrhosis severity based on Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification and model for end-stage liver disease score.

2

Definition of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) based on the The North American Consortium for the Study of End-Stage Liver Disease, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, and The European Association for the Study of the Liver guidelines.

3

Definition of ACLF was not mentioned in the study.

ACLF: Acute-on-chronic liver failure; AD: Acute decompensation; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; ALD: Alcohol-related liver disease; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; APASL: Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver; NAFLD: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; EASL: The European Association for the Study of the Liver; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; MAFLD: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease; NASH: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; NACSELD: The North American Consortium for the Study of End-Stage Liver Disease