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Table 2 Child-Pugh scoring system

From: Clinical effectiveness of cell therapies in patients with chronic liver disease and acute-on-chronic liver failure: a systematic review protocol

 

Parameters

 

Bilirubin (umol/L)

Albumin (g/dL)

Prothrombin time (in seconds)

Ascites

Hepatic Encephalopathy

1 point

<34

>35

<4

None

None

2 points

34–50

28–35

4–6

Mild

Grades I–II (or suppressed with medication)

3 points

>50

<28

>6

Moderate to severe

Grades III–IV (or refractory to medication)

  1. Child A, points (5–6), 1-year mortality 100 %; child B, points (7–9), 1-year mortality 81 %; child C, points (10–15), 1-year mortality 45 %