title: Reply to Risk Stratification in Acute Variceal Bleeding: Child-Pugh Versus Model for End-stage Liver Disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Brett E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Fortune
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Yale University New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciarleglio
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Yale University New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia-Tsao
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index