Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Nov 2004
Clinical value of increased serum creatinine concentration as predictor of short-term outcome in decompensated cirrhosis.
The purpose of this study was to assess whether serum creatinine concentration alone or associated with other biological parameters was an independent predictor of short-term mortality in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. ⋯ Serum creatinine concentration is a parameter that should be included in the prognostic assessment of patients with decompensated cirrhosis, but should be combined with other specific parameters of liver function, such as bilirubin, albumin, and the international normalized ratio (INR) for prothrombin time.