Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2012; 18(33): 4604-4609
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4604
Figure 1
Figure 1 Frequency distribution of model for end-stage liver disease scores of patients receiving entecavir who survived (A) or succumbed (B). Death occurred in 95% of patients with MELD score > 28.63, 96% with score > 29.39 and 97% with score > 30.69; and in 5% with score < 22.85, 4% with score < 22.26, and 3% with score < 21.97. The mortality rate was > 95% in patients with MELD score > 30, and > 95% patients survived with MELD score < 22. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.