ALB and Ascites: Notably, in some studies, these dysfunctions were shown to be associated with the severity of liver cirrhosis, as assessed by various scores, such as the Child Pugh Score and the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, clinical characteristics such as ascites and laboratory parameters such as albumin (11,13,19,20,23,26-28,32,33,35,36,40).