Research Article

Comparison of General and Liver-Specific Prognostic Scores in Their Ability to Predict Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

Table 4

Performance of different prognostic scores in predicting mortality using the optimal cut-off point in all patients, patients with ACLF (CLIF-C ACLF) and patients with AD of cirrhosis (CLIF-C AD).

ScoreCut-off pointYouden indexSens1 (%)Spec1 (%)PPV1NPV1LR+LR−

APACHE II170.32144.6 (35.6–56.9)87.6 (82.6–91.3)63.6 (52.5–73.5)76.4 (70.8–81.1)3.60.63
CTP100.29664.4 (55.4–72.5)65.2 (59.2–70.6)45.2 (37.9–52.8)80.4 (74.5–85.1)1.90.55
SOFA40.37870.3 (61.6–72.8)67.4 (61.6–72.8)49.1 (41.7–56.7)83.6 (78.0–87.9)2.20.44
CLIF-SOFA50.41465.3 (56.3–73.2)74.1 (70.6–80.9)55.0 (46.7–63.0)83.1 (77.8–87.3)2.70.46
CLIF-C OF80.46967.0 (58.1–74.8)79.9 (74.7–84.3)59.9 (51.3–67.8)84.4 (79.4–88.4)3.30.41
MELD23.20.37965.3 (56.3–73.2)76.1 (70.6–80.9)55.0 (46.-63.0)83.1 (77.8–87.3)2.70.46
MELD-Na27.20.36750.9 (41.9–59.7)85.8 (81.1–89.5)61.9 (51.9–70.9)79.4 (74.3–83.7)3.60.57
iMELD470.29652.5 (43.6–61.3)77.0 (71.5–81.7)50.8 (42.1–59.5)78.2 (72.8–82.8)2.30.62
MESO index1.80.40454.2 (45.3–63.0)85.1 (80.2–88.9)62.1 (52.5–70.9)80.4 (75,4–84.7)3.60.54
CCI40.25989.7 (82.9–94.0)36.1 (30.6–42.1)38.5 (32.9–44.4)88.8 (81.4–93.5)1.40.28
CLIF-C ACLF254.60.29644.2 (34.6–54.2)84.2 (74.7–90.5)76.4 (63.7–85.6)56.6 (47.7–65.0)2.80.66
CLIF-C AD362.90.39460.9 (40.8–77.8)78.0 (71.3–81.4)26.4 (16.4–39.6)93.9 (88.8–96.8)2.80.50

1Data expressed in % and 95% CI; 2only patients with ACLF (N = 178); 3only patients with AD of cirrhosis (N = 204). Sens: sensitivity; Spec: specificity; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; LR+: likelihood ratio positive; LR−: likelihood ratio negative.