Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Nov 2014
Scoring systems for 6-month mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a prospective analysis of chronic liver failure - sequential organ failure assessment score (CLIF-SOFA).
Cirrhotic patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) have high mortality rates. The Chronic Liver Failure-Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (CLIF-SOFA) score, a modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, is a newly developed scoring system exclusively for patients with end-stage liver disease. ⋯ Both CLIF-SOFA and APACHE III scores are excellent prognosis evaluation tools for critically ill cirrhotic patients.