“…Child–Pugh classification was reported in 17 studies ( n = 1334) with following breakdown: A – 22%, B – 42% and C – 36%. Four studies evaluated outpatients with stable cirrhosis, 13,17,21,34 compared to 18 studies investigating inpatients without critical illness 7,9,15,16,18,20,23,35–45 . All studies were observational and single centre, including 14 prospective cohort studies 7,9,13,15–18,35,36,39,41–43,45 and eight cross‐sectional studies 20,21,23,34,37,38,40,44 .…”