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Angermayr B, Cejna M, Karnel F, Gschwantler M, Koenig F, Pidlich J, Mendel H, Pichler L, Wichlas M, Kreil A, Schmid M, Ferlitsch A, Lipinski E, Brunner H, Lammer J, Ferenci P, Gangl A, Peck-Radosavljevic M. Child-Pugh versus MELD score in predicting survival in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Gut 2003; 52:879-85. [PMID: 12740346 PMCID: PMC1773665 DOI: 10.1136/gut.52.6.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] [Imported: 11/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), prognostic scores may identify those with a poor prognosis or even those with a clear survival benefit. The Child-Pugh score (CPS) is well established but several drawbacks have led to development of the model of end stage liver disease (MELD). AIM The aim of the study was to compare the predictive power of CPS and MELD, to validate the original MELD formula, and to assess the predictive value of the determinants used in the two prognostic scores outside of a study setting. PATIENTS A total of 501 patients underwent elective TIPS placement and 475 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. METHODS Data of all patients undergoing elective TIPS in one university hospital and four community hospitals in Vienna, Austria, between 1991 and 2001, were analysed retrospectively. The main statistical tests were Cox proportional hazards regression model, the log rank test, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and concordance c statistics. RESULTS Median follow up was 5.2 years and median survival was 4.6 years. During follow up, 230 patients died, 75 within three months after TIPS placement. In stepwise proportional hazards analyses, independent predictors of death were creatinine level, bilirubin level, age, and refractory ascites. MELD was better in predicting survival in a stepwise Cox model but both scores were equally predictive in c statistics for one month, three month, and one year survival. Renal function was the strongest independent predictor of survival. CONCLUSIONS Although MELD was the primary predictor of overall survival in multivariate analysis, c statistics showed that both scores can be used for patients undergoing TIPS with equal accuracy. For assessing prognosis in patients undergoing TIPS implantation, there seems little reason to replace the well established Child-Pugh score.
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Affiliation(s)
- B Angermayr
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Kaiser Franz-Josef Spital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Statistics, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - J Pidlich
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Krankenhaus Lainz, Vienna, Austria
| | - L Pichler
- Department of Radiology, Donauspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - A Kreil
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Schmid
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - A Ferlitsch
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - E Lipinski
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Lainz, Vienna, Austria
| | - J Lammer
- Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - P Ferenci
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - A Gangl
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Peck-Radosavljevic
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria
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