Research Article

Artificial Liver Support System Improves Short-Term Outcomes of Patients with HBV-Associated Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Propensity Score Analysis

Table 2

Short-term (28/90 days) survival rates for patients treated with lamivudine vs entecavir or patients with noncirrhotic HBV-ACLF vs cirrhotic HBV-ACLF.

Nucleos(t)ide analogues28-day survival rate90-day survival rate
SMTALSSOverallSMTALSSOverall

Lamivudine61.3% (95/155)64.1% (84/131)62.6% (179/286)41.9% (65/155)49.6% (65/131)45.5 (130/286)
Entecavir58.1% (90/155)77.1% (121/157)67.6% (211/312)45.8% (71/155)62.4% (98/157)54.2% (169/312)
value0.5630.0160.7940.4920.0290.033
Noncirrhotic HBV-ACLF60.4% (116/192)67.0% (120/179)63.6% (236/371)45.3% (87/192)54.2% (97/179)49.6% (184/371)
Cirrhotic HBV-ACLF58.5% (69/118)64.9% (85/131)61.8% (154/249)41.5% (49/118)50.4% (66/131)46.2% (115/249)
value0.7350.6920.6560.5140.5070.405