ACCURACY OF MELD-NA SCORE AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES STATUS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS
MOHAMED, R., SOLIMAN, M., ELGHARABAWY, W., MOHAMED, M. (2020). ACCURACY OF MELD-NA SCORE AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES STATUS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS. EKB Journal Management System, 50(2), 447-452. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113109
RASHA SAMIR MOHAMED; MOHAMED LOTFY SOLIMAN; WEAL S. ELGHARABAWY; MANAL SABRY MOHAMED. "ACCURACY OF MELD-NA SCORE AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES STATUS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS". EKB Journal Management System, 50, 2, 2020, 447-452. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113109
MOHAMED, R., SOLIMAN, M., ELGHARABAWY, W., MOHAMED, M. (2020). 'ACCURACY OF MELD-NA SCORE AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES STATUS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS', EKB Journal Management System, 50(2), pp. 447-452. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113109
MOHAMED, R., SOLIMAN, M., ELGHARABAWY, W., MOHAMED, M. ACCURACY OF MELD-NA SCORE AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES STATUS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 50(2): 447-452. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113109

ACCURACY OF MELD-NA SCORE AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE PREDICTORS OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES STATUS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 29, Volume 50, Issue 2, August 2020, Page 447-452  XML PDF (952.57 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113109
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Authors
RASHA SAMIR MOHAMED1; MOHAMED LOTFY SOLIMAN1; WEAL S. ELGHARABAWY2; MANAL SABRY MOHAMED1
1Department of Internal Medicine
2Department of Anesthesia
Abstract
Esophageal varices (OV) are a serious and common complication of portal hypertension associated
with liver cirrhosis. Hemorrhage from OV rupture is a life-threatening complication with
high mortality. The model for end stage liver disease (MELD), MELD-Na+ scores are predictors
of non-transplant surgical mortality among patients with cirrhosis and has been a useful
tool predicting the mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation. As well, they have been
suggested in many studies as useful predictors of OV presence and severity.
This study evaluated accurate cut-off values of MELD-Na and aspartate aminotransferase to
platelet count ratio index (APRI), AST/ALT (AAR), creatinine (ASR/Cr) as well as AST/ Bilirubin
(AST/Bil.) ratios as new non-invasive predictors for liver cirrhosis patients.
Keywords
Patients; esophageal varices; MELD score; APRI; AAR; Non-invasive predictors; platelet count
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