Advances in alcoholic liver disease: An update on alcoholic hepatitis

Table 1 Scoring systems for evaluating severity of alcoholic hepatitis

Scoring system
Maddrey DF	The DF, based on the prothrombin time and total bilirubin, is most commonly used in the decision to treat AH. The DF is a prognostic model at baseline, or static model, similar to MELD and GAHS
MELD	The MELD score, calculated from creatinine, total bilirubin, and international normalized ratio, is classically used for liver transplantation waitlist prioritization but can also be applied as a prognostic indicator in AH
GAHS	The GAHS is calculated based on age, white blood cell count, blood urea nitrogen, total bilirubin, and prothrombin time. The GAHS is another static model that can identify patients at high risk for short-term mortality
Lille score	The Lille model is a dynamic model, which includes the baseline total bilirubin level and the total bilirubin seven days into treatment. Other variables included in the model are age, albumin, creatinine, and prothrombin time. The Lille model is most accurate among these scoring systems in identifying the degree of response to therapy in AH[97]

AH: Alcoholic hepatitis; DF: Discriminant function; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; GAHS: Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score.