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Open Access 01-12-2023 | Hepatitis B | Research article

Establishment and evaluation of an early prediction model of hepatorenal syndrome in patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis

Authors: Shouhao Wang, Zhewen Zhou, Chengan Xu, Hanzhu Chen, Wenya Ren, Xingdi Yang, Qiaoqiao Yin, Wei Zheng, Hongying Pan

Published in: BMC Gastroenterology | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background and aim

In China, hepatorenal syndrome is a serious complication in the decompensated stage of hepatitis B cirrhosis, which requires early clinical intervention, so the early diagnosis of hepatorenal syndrome is crucial. This study establishes a new predictive model based on serum biomarkers for the early diagnosis of hepatorenal syndrome.

Methods

Patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were retrospectively enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned to the training dataset and validation dataset at a 7:3 ratio. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to screen the risk factors for hepatorenal syndrome. The identified risk factors were used to establish and verify a model.

Results

This study included 255 patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis, including 184 in the training group and 71 in the validation group. The multivariate logistic regression model was established in the training group and verified in the validation group. Logistic regression showed that hemoglobin (OR 0.938, 95% CI 0.908–0.969), total bilirubin (OR 1.014, 95% CI 1.008–1.021) and creatinine (OR 1.079, 95% CI 1.043–1.117) were independent risk factors for hepatorenal syndrome (P < 0.05). These were used to establish the model. In the training group and the validation group, the area under the ROC curve of the nomogram for the diagnosis of hepatorenal syndrome was 0.968 and 0.980, respectively.

Conclusion

The three serum biomarkers, including hemoglobin, total bilirubin and creatinine, can be used as independent early predictors of hepatorenal syndrome in patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis.
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Metadata
Title
Establishment and evaluation of an early prediction model of hepatorenal syndrome in patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis
Authors
Shouhao Wang
Zhewen Zhou
Chengan Xu
Hanzhu Chen
Wenya Ren
Xingdi Yang
Qiaoqiao Yin
Wei Zheng
Hongying Pan
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Gastroenterology / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02618-x

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