Open AccessCombined MELD and blood lipid level in evaluating the prognosis of decompensated cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Ming Jiang,
Fei Liu,
Wu-Jun Xiong,
Li-Ye Zhong,
Wen Xu,
Fei Xu,
Yanbing Liu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i11.1397
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , liver disease , triglyceride , multivariate analysis , survival analysis , model for end stage liver disease , cholesterol , confidence interval , liver transplantation , transplantation
To evaluate the prognostic value of the combined model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and blood lipid level in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.