Hepatic Encephalopathy and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Improve Cirrhosis Outcome Prediction: A Modified Seven-Stage Model as a Clinical Alternative to MELD

Hepatic Encephalopathy and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Improve Cirrhosis Outcome Prediction: A Modified Seven-Stage Model as a Clinical Alternative to MELD

Classification of cirrhosis based on clinical stages is rapid and based on five stages at present. Two other relevant events, hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), can be considered in a clinical perspective but no study has implemented a seven-stage classification...

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Main Authors: Chien-Hao Huang, Hsiao-Jung Tseng, Piero Amodio, Yu-Ling Chen, Sheng-Fu Wang, Shang-Hung Chang, Sen-Yung Hsieh, Chun-Yen Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
clinical stage models
MELD
cirrhosis
overall mortality
hepatic encephalopathy
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/10/4/186

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