Table 2 showed that by univariate analysis, the age, hypertension, HE score, TB, ln(AFP), ln(ferritin), BUN, sodium, INR, WBC count, and all prognostic scores (MELD, MELD‐Na, CLIF‐C ACLF, COSSH‐ACLF) were significantly associated with mortality. Here, AFP is linked to hereditary elliptocytosis.