CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis is a chronic and prevalent liver disease, with high mortality that is difficult to predict, which can lead to serious complications such as esophageal varices,ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, the Child-Pugh and MELD scores are the most important prognostic predictors for patientswith liver cirrhosis. Recently, a new predictor of mort…