BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: The change of @entity3851 ( @entity3851 ) score over time (DeltaMELD) has been proposed as a tool to predict the survival in cirrhotic @entity1 . The aims of the study were to assess ability of the DeltaMELD to predict the survival and compare them with the @entity3851 and @entity2723 score. METHODS: @entity3851 score was serially determined at least twice with more than two-month interval in 120 cirrhotic @entity1 . We analyzed the clinical factors associated with the variation of @entity3851 score. The predictive power of 6, 12 and 24 months mortality for DeltaMELD, @entity3851 and @entity2723 score was compared by c-statistics. @entity1 survival was also compared at 6, 12 and 24 months according to the cut off values of DeltaMELD/month, @entity3851 and @entity2723 score. RESULTS: Increased @entity3851 score was associated with biochemical and clinical parameters such as esophageal variceal bleeding and onset of @entity99 . The area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for DeltaMELD/month was 0.928 (P<0.001) compared with 0.575 for @entity3851 score and 0.636 for @entity2723 score at 6 month-mortality; the area was 0.727, 0.594 and 0.657 at 12 month-mortality; 0.693, 0.587 and 0.639 at 24 month-mortality, respectively. The @entity1 with DeltaMELD/month more than 1.0 had resulted in the higher mortality at 6, 12 and 24 months. The DeltaMELD/month was associated with mortality and was an independent prognostic predictor with a risk ratio of 1.679 (95% CI: 1.381-2.042, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: @entity204 could be better prognostic predictor for @entity1 with @entity1575 than @entity3851 and @entity2723 score.

[Clinical usefulness of DeltaMELD to predict the survival of @entity1 with XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patient'] @entity99 :: ('MESH:D056486', 'Disease') :: ['hepatic encephalopathy'] @entity3851 :: ('MESH:D058625', 'Disease') :: ['initial MELD', 'MELD', 'Model for End-stage Liver Disease'] @entity1575 :: ('MESH:D008103', 'Disease') :: ['liver cirrhosis'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['Determination of DeltaMELD'] @entity2723 :: ('MESH:C566991', 'Disease') :: ['CP']
@entity1575 :: (MESH:D008103,Disease) :: ['liver cirrhosis']
