In patients with hepatitis B-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure, the plasma biomarkers sCD163 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) are independently associated with short-term mortality, according to study results published in Hepatology Research. The researchers found that sCD163 and NGAL showed strong independent associations with 28-day mortality. However, they did not find a significant association between copeptin and short-te