Clichy Criteria for Acute Liver Failure
Clichy criteria for emergency liver transplant in acute liver failure: hepatic encephalopathy plus an age-branched coagulation factor-V threshold.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Age
- 40 years
- Coagulation factor V
- 25 % of normal
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Yes
Result: Clichy criteria MET — factor V threshold < 30% (age ≥ 30).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Use
- flags the need for emergency transplant evaluation in acute liver failure; a complement to the King’s College criteria. The listing decision stays with the transplant center.
What you enter
- Age
- Coagulation factor V
- Hepatic encephalopathy (grade 3–4)
How this is calculated
- Criteria
- hepatic encephalopathy (grade 3-4) present AND factor V < 20% if age < 30, or < 30% if age ≥ 30.
Bernuau J, Goudeau A, Poynard T, et al. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in fulminant hepatitis B. Hepatology. 1986;6(4):648-651. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.