Early prediction of decompensation (EPOD) score: Non-invasive determination of cirrhosis decompensation risk.

Annika R P SchneiderCarolin V SchneiderKai Markus SchneiderVanessa BaierSteffen SchaperChristian DiedrichKatrin CoboekenHannah MayerWenyi GuJonel TrebickaLars M BlankRolf BurghausJoerg LippertDaniel J RaderChristoph A ThaissJan-Frederik SchlenderChristian TrautweinLars Kuepfer
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
The EPOD score provides a prediction tool for the risk of decompensation in patients with cirrhosis that outperforms well-known cirrhosis scores. Since EPOD is based on three blood parameters, only, it provides maximal clinical feasibility at minimal costs.