Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease With Additional Criteria to Predict Short‐Term Mortality in Severe Flares of Chronic Hepatitis B

Background and Aims The prognosis in severe acute flares of chronic hepatitis B (AFOCHB) is often unclear. The current study aimed to establish the predictive value using the Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score for short‐term mortality for severe AFOCHB. Approach and Results Patients with severe AFOCHB with bilirubin > 50 µmol/L, alanine aminotransferase > 10× upper limit of normal, and international normalized ratio > 1.5...