TABLE 2.

Clinical scores in the management of ALD and AH

Score (reference)	Elements	Clinical outcome	Clinical application and thresholds
DF[70]	Serum bilirubin and prothrombin time	Survival at 30 days	≥32 high risk of mortality and candidacy for corticosteroids
MELD[71]	Serum bilirubin, INR, serum creatinine	Survival at 30 and 90 days	≥21 high risk of mortality and candidacy for corticosteroids
ABIC[72]	Serum bilirubin, INR, serum creatinine, age of the patient	Survival at 90 days and 1 year	≥9 high risk of mortality ≥6.71 intermediate risk
GAHS[73]	Serum bilirubin, prothrombin time, serum creatinine, patient’s age, WBC count	Survival at 28 and 84 days	≥9 high risk of mortality and candidacy for corticosteroids
Lille[19]	Serum bilirubin at days 0 and 7, prothrombin time, serum creatinine, patient’s age, serum albumin	6-month survival with corticosteroid treatment	≥0.45 at day 7; nonresponse to corticosteroids
SALT[60]	> 10 drinks per day at initial hospitalization, multiple prior rehabilitation attempts, prior alcohol-related legal issues, and prior illicit substance abuse	Sustained alcohol use after LT	≤5 low risk for alcohol relapse after LT

Abbreviations: ABIC, age, bilirubin, INR, creatinine; DF, discriminant function; GAHS, Glasgow alcohol hepatitis score; INR, international normalized ratio; MELD, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; SALT, sustained alcohol use after liver transplant; and WBC, white blood cell.