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Originally designed to predict mortality during surgery, the Child Pugh score has been shown useful in determining prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease and also response to treatment and necessity for transplant.
References
Angermayr B et al. Child Pugh versus MELD score in predicting survival in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Gut 2003; 52(6) : 879-85.
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Schepke M et al. Comparison of MELD, Child-Pugh, and Emory Model for the prediction of survival in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting. Am J Gastro 2003; 98 : 1167-74
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