Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the five studies included.
| Authors | Year | Study design | Patients (n) | Sex (M/F) | Age (mean), years | Aetiology of liver disease (n) | Child-Pugh score (mean) | MELD score (mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheung et al.6 | 2009 | Retrospective |
urgent: 134 non-urgent: 76 |
179/31 | 55 | 139 alcohol/59 viral/47 other | 8.5 | 14.3 |
| Hsu et al.9 | 2009 | Retrospective |
urgent: 176 non-urgent: 135 |
228/83 | 55 | 46 alcohol/228 viral/37 other | NA | 11.6 |
| Chen et al.8 | 2012 | Retrospective |
urgent: 54 non-urgent: 47 |
85/16 | 57 | 18 alcohol/74 viral/9 other | 9* | 13* |
| Yoo et al.5 | 2018 | Retrospective |
urgent: 173 non-urgent: 101 |
207/67 | 58 | 69 alcohol/162 viral/43 other | NA | 15.9 |
| Huh et al.7 | 2019 | Retrospective |
urgent: 317 non-urgent: 94 |
291/120 | 54 | 240 alcohol/136 viral/31 other | 8.3 | 12.1 |
MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; NA, not available.
*Data expressed as median values.