Clinical Manifestations of Portal Hypertension

Table 2

Child-Pugh-Turcotte (CPT) Classification of the Severity of Cirrhosis.

Parameter	Points assigned
	1	2	3
Ascites	None	Mild/Moderate	Tense
Hepatic encephalopathy	None	Grade 1-2	Grade 3-4
Bilirubin micromol/L (mg/dL)	<34.2 (<2)	34.2–51.3 (2-3)	>51.3 (>3)
Albumin g/L (g/dL)	>35 (>3.5)	28–35 (2.8–3.5)	<28 (<2.8)
PT (Sec over control) or INR	<4	4–6	>6
	<1.7	1.7–2.3	>2.3
CPT classification; Child A: 5-6 points; Child B: 7-9 points; Child C: 10–15 points