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cord-010566-tciwtxud	Singh, Nina	Outcome of patients with cirrhosis requiring intensive care unit support: Prospective assessment of predictors of mortality	1998		.txt	text/plain	3672	182	40	Determinants of outcome and the utility of the Child-Pugh score and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score as predictors of outcome were prospectively assessed in 54 consecutive patients with cirrhosis requiring intensive care unit (ICU) management. 9,10 Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) scores were determined to be of prognostic significance in a study in ICU patients with cirrhosis; however, neither Child-Pugh scores nor etiology of liver disease were assessed in that study. 35 Mental status has been shown to be a significant predictor of outcome in ICU patients in a number of clinical settings, e.g., patients with acute renal failure requiring dialysis and transplant recipients. Although Child-Pugh scores, serum bilirubin, creatinine, or the incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding was not different, the patients with liver disease not caused by alcohol may have been more debilitated, as indicated by a significantly greater requirement for mechanical ventilation and a higher incidence of pulmonary infiltrates.	./cache/cord-010566-tciwtxud.txt	./txt/cord-010566-tciwtxud.txt