Annals of Hepatology (Nov 2018)

ALBI and PALBI: Novel Scores for Outcome Prediction of Cirrhotic Outpatients Awaiting Liver Transplantation

  • Marcio F. Chedid,
  • Rafael V. Picon,
  • Aljamir D. Chedid

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 6
pp. 906 – 907

Abstract

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Cirrhosis has four different stages that encompass mild stable compensated cirrhosis, stable cirrhosis with prior decompensation, acutely decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. A worse ALBI score has been associated to an increased mortality in a recent study involving patients with stable cirrhosis and prior decompensation.

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