Abstract:Objective To explore the value of acoustic palpation tissue quantification technology combined with the Chinese Group on the Study of Severe Hepatitis B Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (COSSH-ACLF) score in predicting the prognosis of patients with hepatitis B (HBV) related ACLF.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of 76 HBV related ACLF patients admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to January 2023. The study endpoint was death within 30 days of hospitalization or voluntary abandonment of treatment after deterioration of the condition. Patients were divided into outcome group and death/deterioration group. The factors affecting the progression of the patient's condition were analyzed, and the predictive value of COSSH-ACLF score and liver shear wave velocity in acoustic palpation tissue quantification technology on the prognosis of HBV related ACLF patients was evaluated.Results Out of 76 patients with HBV related ACLF, 35 experienced disease progression and 41 died/worsened. The proportion of patients with hepatic encephalopathy in the two groups was compared, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05), with the death/deterioration group having a higher proportion than the recovery group. The HBV-DNA levels, COSSH-ACLF scores, and liver shear wave velocity between the death/deterioration group and the recovery group were compared using the t-test, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05), with the death/deterioration group having higher HBV-DNA levels, COSSH-ACLF scores, and liver shear wave velocity than the recovery group. Concurrent hepatic encephalopathy [O^R =2.992 (95% CI: 1.023, 8.754) ], high HBV-DNA levels [O^R =3.515 (95% CI: 1.201, 10.283) ], high COSSH-ACLF score [O^R =4.768 (95% CI: 1.629, 13.951) ], and high liver shear wave velocity are all risk factors for the prognosis of HBV related ACLF (P <0.05). The sensitivity of COSSH-ACLF score, liver shear wave velocity alone, and combined prediction of HBV related ACLF prognosis were 65.85% (95% CI: 0.599, 0.760), 78.05% (95% CI: 0.654, 0.823), 82.93% (95% CI: 0.678, 0.902), specificity were 68.57% (95% CI: 0.600, 0.762), 65.71% (95% CI: 0.574, 0.740), 77.14% (95% CI: 0.641, 0.816), and AUC were 0.704, 0.718, and 0.829, respectively.Conclusion The COSSH-ACLF score and liver stiffness measurement can be used to predict the prognosis of HBV-related ACLF patients.