Background: Terlipressin with albumin, the recommended treatment for hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI), is associated with adverse events. Furthermore, the course of AKI in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is unknown. We aimed to analyze the safety and efficacy of terlipressin infusion and AKI course in patients with ACLF.Methods: We prospectively enrolled consecutive adult patients with ACLF with HRS-AKI (satisfying either EASL or APASL criteria) treated with terlipressin infusion between 14 October 2019 and 24 July 2020. The objectives were to assess the incidence of adverse events, response to terlipressin, and differential treatment response in EASL and APASL subgroups. Results: Of the 116 patients, 51 satisfied EASL criteria, and 65 satisfied APASL criteria. Twenty-one percent of patients developed adverse effects. Only 1/3rd of patients who developed adverse events were alive at day 90. Sixty-five percent of the patients responded to terlipressin. Nearly 22% developed recurrence of HRS, and 5.2% progressed to HRS-chronic kidney disease. Response to terlipressin was higher in EASL (78.43%) than APASL subgroup (53.84%;P=0.006). Terlipressin non-response predicted mortality in EASL (aHR,6.35[1.15-35.13];P=0.03) and APASL subgroups (aHR,3.07[1.47-6.4];P=0.003).Conclusion: ACLF patients who develop terlipressin adverse events have dismal prognoses. Terlipressin non-response predicts mortality in patients with ACLF and HRS-AKI.
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