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To compare the prognostic performance of Child\u2013Pugh (CTP), Model for End-Stage Liver Disease\u2013Na (MELD-Na), platelet count-to-spleen diameter ratio (PC\/SD), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting 6-week mortality and early rebleeding after AGEVB. Methods: This retrospective single-center cohort study included 150 cirrhotic patients admitted with acute GEVB. Baseline laboratory and clinical parameters were used to calculate CTP, MELD-Na, PC\/SD, and NLR. Predictive accuracy for mortality and rebleeding was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic analysis and penalized multivariable logistic regression. Results: Six-week mortality occurred in 11.3% and early rebleeding in 20.0% of patients. CTP and MELD-Na scores were significantly higher among non-survivors and patients with rebleeding. The CTP score demonstrated the highest discriminative performance for both outcomes. NLR and PC\/SD showed limited predictive value and were not independent predictors after adjustment. 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