ALB and Ascites: Age, gender, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, bacterial infections, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatorenal syndrome, TBIL, ALB, INR, PTA, WBC, NLR, CR, Na, MELD score, MELD-Na score, and ALBI score were identified as factors significantly associated with patient mortality (p < 0.05) (Tables 2, 3).