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Analysis of prognosis on patients with severe viral hepatitis using the model for end-stage liver disease.
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World journal of gastroenterology [World J Gastroenterol] 2005 Feb 14; Vol. 11 (6), pp. 899-902. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Aim: To study the practical use of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) on clinic and assess its validity by the concordance (C)-statistic in predicting the prognosis of the patient with severe viral hepatitis.<br />Methods: One hundred and twenty-one patients were divided into plasma exchange group and non-plasma exchange group, and were graded with MELD formula. The death rate was observed within 3 mo.<br />Results: Eighty-one patients died within 3 mo (35 cases in PE group, 46 cases in non-PE group). The mortality of patients in PE group whose MELD score between 20-30 and 30-40 were 31.6% and 57.7%, respectively, but in non-PE cases they were 67.6%, 81.3% respectively. There was significant difference between PE group and non-PE group (P<0.05). However, the mortality of patients whose MELD score higher than 40 were 93.3% in PE group and 100% in non-PE group and there was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.65>0.05). The optimal cut-off values of MELD to predict the prognosis of patients were 30 in PE group whose sensitivity, specificity and C-statistic were 80.0%, 52.0% and 0.777, but in non-PE group they were 25, 82.6%, 86.7% and 0.869, respectively.<br />Conclusion: The MELD score can act as a disease severity index for patients with severe viral hepatitis, and the mortality of the patient increases with the increase of the MELD score. The MELD can accurately predict the short-term prognosis of patients with severe viral hepatitis.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1007-9327
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World journal of gastroenterology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15682490
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i6.899