A modified MELD model for Chinese pre-ACLF and ACLF patients and it reveals poor prognosis in pre-ACLF patients.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is one of the most deadly, prevalent, and costly diseases in Asia. However, no prognostic model has been developed that is based specifically on data gathered from Asian patients with ACLF. The aim of the present study was to quantify the...

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Main Authors: Qi Xia, Xiahong Dai, Yimin Zhang, Yongzheng Guo, Xiaowei Xu, Qian Yang, Weibo Du, Xiaoli Liu, Yuemei Chen, Jianrong Huang, Lanjuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3673980?pdf=render