Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	14526
Country	Mexico

Received	2014-10-10 08:36
Peer-Review Started	2014-10-13 16:18
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2014-12-25 10:39
Revised	2015-01-16 06:52
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2015-07-06 08:30
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-07-17 14:23
Articles in Press	2015-07-17 14:23
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-08-11 13:43
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-08-21 13:37

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Evidence-Based Medicine
Article Title	Model for end-stage liver disease-Na score or Maddrey discrimination function index, which score is best?
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mercedes Amieva-Balmori, Scherezada María Isabel Mejia-Loza, Roberto Ramos-González, Felipe Zamarripa-Dorsey, Eli García-Ruiz, Nuria Pérez y López, Eumir I Juárez-Valdés, Adriana López-Luria and José María Remes-Troche
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Corresponding Author	Mercedes Amieva-Balmori, MD, Servicio de Gastroenterología, Instituto de Investigaciones Médico-Biológicas de la Universidad Veracruzana, Hospital Juárez de México, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 5160, Gustavo A. Madero, Magdalena de Las Salinas, Ciudad de México 07760, México. mercedesamieva@hotmail.com
Key Words	Alcoholic hepatitis; Model for end-stage liver disease-Na; Maddrey; Mortality
Core Tip	Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a severe condition associated with high mortality. The model for end-stage disease (MELD) score is widely used to predict mortality in end-stage liver disease, and the addition of sodium (MELD-Na) increase its utility. However, few studies have evaluated the utility of MELD-Na in AH. In this study, we found that MELD-Na is useful for predicting 90-d mortality in patients with AH and preserve prognostic advantage over Maddrey discrimination function index score. It represents a valuable tool to stratify patients by risk, however further studies are required to validate the prognostic utility of MELD-Na score in patients with AH.
Publish Date	2015-08-21 13:37
Citation	Amieva-Balmori M, Mejia-Loza SMI, Ramos-González R, Zamarripa-Dorsey F, García-Ruiz E, Pérez y López N, Juárez-Valdés EI, López-Luria A, Remes-Troche JM. Model for end-stage liver disease-Na score or Maddrey discrimination function index, which score is best? World J Hepatol 2015; 7(17): 2119-2126
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i17/2119.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i17.2119

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