title: Adding variceal status to Child-Turcotte-Pugh score improves its performance in predicting early mortality in cirrhosis:  the Child-Turcotte-Pugh-Kumar score.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Shiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sarin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012372:ROC Curve; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors