Open AccessThe significance of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Theodora Oikonomou,
Ioannis Goulis,
Stefania Kiapidou,
Nikoletta M. Tagkou,
Evangelos Akriviadis,
George Papatheodoridis,
Εvangelos Cholongitas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2020.0534
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , hazard ratio , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , liver disease , liver transplantation , hepatocellular carcinoma , albumin , confidence interval , model for end stage liver disease , transplantation
Prognostic indicators in patients with decompensated cirrhosis are vital for the estimation of death risk. The ratio of C-reactive protein to albumin (CAR) has been verified as a prognostic marker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and decompensated cirrhosis related to hepatitis B virus. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and gamma globulins have been separately studied in cirrhosis. We evaluated the predictive role of CAR and other inflammatory markers in decompensated patients.