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Table 1 Calculation of the Child-Turcotte Pugh + lactate (CTP + L) score

From: Validation and analysis of prognostic scoring systems for critically ill patients with cirrhosis admitted to ICU

Variable

1 Point

2 Points

3 Points

Bilirubin (μmol/L)

<34

34 50

>50

Albumin (g/L)

>35

28–35

<28

INR (or PT ratio)

<1.7

1.71–2.30

>2.3

Ascites grade

None

Mild

Severe

Encephalopathy grade

None

Grade I/II

Grade III/IV

Serum arterial lactate

Addition of value in mmol/L to score obtained from above categories

  1. 1, 2 or 3 points are awarded for the five categories below, which form the CTP score. The serum arterial lactate concentration is added to the CTP score to form the CTP + L score. INR international normalized ratio, PT prothrombin time