Fig 3.

(A) Dynamic state of MELD scores of patients with ACHBLF during disease progression. Data are the mean ± standard deviation,*P < 0.01 compared with the MELD score at week 1, ^∆P < 0.05 compared with the MELD score of survival patients at week 2. ^§P > 0.05 compared with the MELD score at week 4, #P < 0.05 compared with the MELD score at week 4. (B) Dynamic patterns of the natural progression of ACHBLF. The natural progression of ACHBLF may be divided approximately into four stages including ascent, plateau, descent, and convalescence stages, respectively. The gradients of ascent and descent stages can influence exactly the severity and prognosis of ACHBLF.