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Hepatic cirrhosis: Child Turcotte classification
Abstract
Criteria were published to assess hepatocellular functional reserve for selection of candidates for portosystemic shunts
The classification system, published in 1964, has become the predominant method to assess prognosis in cirrhotic patients
Ascites, encephalopathy grade and nutrition are not very well defined and therefore prone to inter observer variation