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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2014; 20(20): 6279-6286
Published online May 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6279
Table 1 Clinical scoring system to evaluate the severity of alcoholic hepatitis
Clinical scoring systemFormula
Modified discriminant function[29][4.6 × (PT test - control)] + serum bilirubin (mg/dL)
MELD[34]3.78 × loge[serum bilirubin (mg/dL)] + 11.2 × loge[INR] + 9.57 × loge[serum creatinine (mg/dL)] + 6.43
Lille score[23]Scoring system derived from age, serum albumin (day 0), serum bilirubin (days 0 and 7), creatinine (day 0) and PT (day 0)[23]
Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score[25]Scoring system derived from age, WBC, BUN, PT and bilirubin[25]