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What Is The Life Expectancy Of Someone With Cirrhosis?

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2014

Question: i am a chyrosis lever patient, i am under medication, what is the life time of a patient who is suffering from this disease. Is there any life time for the lever functioning.

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Depends on your Child Pugh score

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail
The Child-Pugh-Turcotte (CPT) classification system is a widely used and validated way to estimate prognosis in those with cirrhosis.

The classification is as follows
Child-Pugh (Child-Pugh-Turcotte) Classification

Criterion      Score 1 point      Score 2 points      Score 3 points
Serum albumin (g/L)      >35      28-35      3 mg/dL)
Int Normalized Ratio (INR) 2.2
Ascites      Absent      Controlled medically Poorly controlled
Encephalopathy      Absent      Controlled medically Poorly controlled

The total points is calculated from blood reports and clinical condition

A score of 5-6 is class A (life expectancy 15-20 years); a score of 7-9 is class B (life expectancy 4-14 years); a score of 10-15 is class C (life expectancy 1-3 years).

Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (43 minutes later)

Thanks for your immediate reply. I have gone through your answer for my query. It seems that the reply is made not based on my attached blood and scan report. The classification (CPT) report values seems to be general one. Hence i request you to send me the reply for my query based on my blood and scan reports.

Thanking you

Regards
XXXX

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please attach report to query or send by email

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing back with an update.

Wish I can give you a reply based on your blood reports and scan.

I am unable to see any report attached to your query.

Please note that report should contain
Serum albumin
Serum total bilirubin
International normalized ratio INR

May I request you to please attach the reports again or send your reports by email to YYYY@YYYY

Please mention query Id 142544 for Dr.Vivek Chail in the subject line and the report will be sent to me directly

Waiting for your reports.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar