Abstract:Objective To explore the prognostic value of prealbumin/total bilirubin ratio in patients with liver failure. Methods The clinical data of 152 patients with liver failure in our hospital from January 2008 to December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Log -Rank test was used for calculating survival related variable and univariate analysis, and Cox regression was used for calculating HR and multivariate analysis. Results Results of univariate analysis showed that total bilirubin (P = 0.045), prealbumin/total bilirubin ratio(P = 0.000) and hepatic encephalopathy (P = 0.026) were prognostic factors for patients with liver failure.Results of multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that hepatic encephalopathy (HR = 1.218; 95%CI:1.021, 1.434;P = 0.041) and the prealbumin/total bilirubin ratio (HR = 0.712; 95%CI: 0.609, 0.853;P = 0.000) were independent prognostic factors in patients with liver failure. The prognosis of patients with prealbumin/total bilirubin ratio >17.2 was significantly better than that of prealbumin/total bilirubin≤17.2 (P = 0.000). Conclusions The serum prealbumin/total bilirubin ratio is an independent prognostic factor for patients with liver failure and it is valuable in prediction of prognosis in patients with liver failure, which is worth further clinical application.