Comparison of General and Liver-Specific Prognostic Scores in Their Ability to Predict Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
Pedro Paulo Costa E SilvaPaulo Lisboa BittencourtFernanda Ferreira RiosCarolina Pedreira EsteveMurilo Tavares Valverde FilhoDouglas Oliveira Carmo LimaGeraldo Fernandes de Almeida FilhoMaria Clara Alves MoraisBruno Calazans LimaPaulo Bravo de Oliveira ChagasNey Boa-SortePaulo Bittencourt de MirandaPublished in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2021)
When compared to other general or liver-specific prognostic scores, CLIF-C OF, CLIF-SOFA, SOFA, and CLIF-C AD have good accuracy to predict mortality in critically ill patients with cirrhosis and patients with AD. According to the clinical scenario, different scores should be used to provide prognosis to patients with cirrhosis in the ICU.