Liver stiffness and platelet count for identifying patients with compensated liver disease at low risk of variceal bleeding.

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serval:BIB_76F3993B1E73
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Liver stiffness and platelet count for identifying patients with compensated liver disease at low risk of variceal bleeding.
Journal
Liver international
Author(s)
Marot A., Trépo E., Doerig C., Schoepfer A., Moreno C., Deltenre P.
ISSN
1478-3231 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1478-3223
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
37
Number
5
Pages
707-716
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The 2015 Baveno VI guidelines recommend against performing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with compensated cirrhosis who have a liver stiffness <20 kPa and a platelet count >150 000/mm³ because of a low prevalence of varices at risk of bleeding in this population. The aim was to synthesize the available evidence on the usefulness of the combined use of liver stiffness and platelet count to identify patients without oesophageal varices.
Meta-analysis of trials evaluating the usefulness of a given cut-off for liver stiffness and platelet count to rule out the presence of oesophageal varices.
Fifteen studies were included. All studies excepting five used the Baveno VI criteria. Compared to patients with either high liver stiffness or low platelet count, those with low liver stiffness and normal platelet count had a lower risk of varices at risk of bleeding (OR=0.22, 95% CI=0.13-0.39, P<.001) with low heterogeneity between studies (I javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement@3935eab2 =21%). They also had a lower risk of varices (OR=0.23, 95% CI=0.17-0.32, P<.001) with moderate heterogeneity between studies (I javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement@383afa32 =28%). In patients with low liver stiffness and normal platelet count, the pooled estimate rates for varices at risk of bleeding was 0.040 (95% CI=0.027-0.059) with low heterogeneity between studies (I javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement@1d16e7b6 =3%).
Patients with low liver stiffness and normal platelet count have a lower risk of varices than those with either high liver stiffness or low platelet count. Varices at risk of bleeding are found in no more than 4% of patients when liver stiffness is <20 kPa and platelet count is normal.

Keywords
Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Endoscopy, Digestive System, Esophageal and Gastric Varices/diagnosis, Esophageal and Gastric Varices/etiology, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology, Humans, Liver/pathology, Liver Cirrhosis/complications, Liver Cirrhosis/pathology, Platelet Count, ROC Curve, Severity of Illness Index, Child-Pugh score, cirrhosis, liver stiffness, oesophageal varices, platelets count, portal hypertension
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Web of science
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05/12/2016 21:48
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20/08/2019 14:34
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