Portal vein thrombosis compromises the performance of MELD and MELD-Na scores in patients with cirrhosis.
Renjie OuyangHai LiWenting TanXianbo WangXin ZhengYan HuangZhongji MengYanhang GaoZhiping QianFeng LiuXiaobo LuYu ShiJia ShangJunping LiuGuohong DengYubao ZhengHuadong YanXiuhua JiangYan ZhangLiang QiaoYi ZhouYixin HouYan XiongJun ChenSen LuoNa GaoLiujuan JiJing LiRongjiong ZhengHaotang RenHaiyu WangGuotao ZhongBeiling LiJinjun ChenPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
The performance of MELD and MELD-Na scores in predicting 90-day LT-free mortality of patients with cirrhosis was compromised by PVT. MELD < 15 or MELD-Na < 20 may underestimate the 90-day LT-free mortality in patients with PVT.