Semin Liver Dis. 2008;28(1):110-122. Since the five variables of Child-Pugh score were selected empirically, it can be anticipated that not all are independent predictors of prognosis. For example, ...

Multicentric prospettive study of validation of angiogenesis-related gene polymorphisms in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with sorafenib: Interim analysis of INNOVATE study. This is an ASCO ...

Complementary Approaches to Lung Cancer Detection in High-Risk Populations The Child or Child-Turcotte score (1964) was proposed to assess prognosis in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension ...

While Child score was originally designed for assessing the prognosis of cirrhotic patients undergoing surgical treatment of portal hypertension, MELD score was designed for assessing the prognosis of ...