Predicting Future Complications of Cirrhosis
| Autor: | Kavitha Nair, Joel P. Wedd |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cirrhosis Hepatology business.industry Liver failure medicine.disease Decompensated cirrhosis 03 medical and health sciences Liver disease 0302 clinical medicine High mortality risk Clinical decision making 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Virology Internal medicine Severity of illness medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Current Hepatology Reports. 18:9-19 |
| ISSN: | 2195-9595 |
| Popis: | Decompensated cirrhosis and liver failure result in high mortality risk. Identifying the severity of illness and risk of poor outcomes is important for improved clinical decision making. This review serves to examine the currently in practice and developing tools for prognosticating patients with cirrhosis. The Child–Turcotte–Pugh (CTP) score and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score are the most used prognostic tools for cirrhotic patients. More recently, however, are newly developing biochemical models and imaging tools that strive to improve upon the MELD score. Significant effort has been dedicated to revising, complementing, or replacing the MELD score for prognostication and for transplant allocation. Ongoing adjustment to current prognostication methods and the search for new paradigms promises improved ability to predict outcomes and determine the best management in the future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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