Prognostic indicators of survival in compensated and decompensated stages of liver cirrhosis

Aims: Recently, different stages of cirrhosis were defined by the Baveno conference according to the presence or absence of ascites (A) and varices (V). The new stages are thought to have prognostic significance based on a systematic literature review (JHep2006;44:217). The aim of our study was to compare the new classification with established scoring systems in a large single-center cohort of patients. Methods: 729 consecutive patients (p) with suspected cirrhosis referred to our unit between 12/1995 and 12/2004 received full clinical and haemodynamic assessment including determination of Pugh/MELD score and t…