How can we improve the performance of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease sodium score in patients with hepatitis B virus-related decompensated liver cirrhosis commencing antiviral treatment?
Tae-Hyung KimDae Hoe KuSoon Ho UmHan Ah LeeSeung Woon ParkJung Mi ChangSun Young YimSang Jun SuhYoung-Kul JungYeon Seok SeoJi Hoon KimHyung Joon YimJong Eun YeonKwan Soo ByunHyonggin AhnPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)
Ascites and encephalopathy should be considered together with the MELDNa score when predicting short-term mortality and planning liver transplant in patients with decompensated hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis starting antiviral treatment.