This book assembles recent achievements in both basic research andclinical management in the field of hepatology, virology and immu-nology. It provides up-to-date information for clinicians who canapply the relevant knowledge to their daily clinical practice and forresearchers who are interested in clinically orientated studies. Theupdated and detailed technology, state-of-the-art treatment strategiesprovided in this book serve as references for clinicians and residentphysicians in the daily management of ACLF. The rationality andstrategies for basic research as well as patient management in thisbook can also be a valuable reference for other fatal and end stage liverdiseases than HBV induced ACLF.