Development of a Risk Stratification Model for Pre-liver-Transplant Screening Colonoscopy.
Paul M TraversPedro CortésAshton E BodyWilliam C PalmerMaoyin PangPublished in: Journal of clinical gastroenterology (2023)
In this cohort of patients with DC undergoing colonoscopy for pre-liver-transplant evaluation, a history of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and MELD-Na were found to be predictive of PCC. This risk score may help to predict PCC in patients with DC undergoing a pre-transplant colonoscopy. External validation is recommended.