Prognostic Factors in Compensated and Decompensated Cirrhosis
Ripoll C, Zipprich A, Garcia-Tsao G. Prognostic Factors in Compensated and Decompensated Cirrhosis. Current Hepatology Reports 2014, 13: 171-179. DOI: 10.1007/s11901-014-0234-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic venous pressure gradientPortal hypertensionPredictive factorsSignificant portal hypertensionSpecific predictive factorsVenous pressure gradientSerum albumin levelAlternative non-invasive methodDecompensated diseaseMELD scoreClinical decompensationFurther decompensationAlbumin levelsPrognostic factorsNon-invasive methodCirrhosisInvasive proceduresDecompensationDeathHypertensionNumber of studiesImportant predictorChildren's scoresRecent studiesScores