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ArticleIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology2021

Baveno criteria perform better than expanded Baveno and Rete Sicilia Selezione Terapia-Hepatitis C virus criteria for predicting varices needing treatment.

Ashish Agarwal, Piyush Pathak, Swatantra Gupta, Ramesh Kumar, Shalimar

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Ashish AgarwalDepartment of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India.
Piyush PathakDepartment of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India.
Swatantra GuptaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Kangra, Tanda 176 001, India.
Ramesh KumarDepartment of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, 801 507, India.
ShalimarDepartment of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India. drshalimar@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-437X
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INDr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College · IN

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Physicians Research Foundation 1189/19/RS/4542
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aimsEndoscopy is the gold standard for the detection and staging of varices. Baveno, expanded Baveno, and Rete Sicilia Selezione Terapia-hepatitis C virus (RESIST-HCV) criteria predict varices non-invasively in patients with cirrhosis. We assessed the performance of these criteria for predicting varices needing treatment (VNT).

methodsConsecutive patients with compensated cirrhosis due to viral etiologies evaluated between January 2014 and May 2017 were included in this retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database. VNTs were defined as either large varies or small varices with red color signs on endoscopy. Performance characteristics to predict VNTs were estimated for the three criteria and spared endoscopy rate (SER) and missed VNT rates were determined.

resultsTwo hundred and ninety-five treatment-naïve cirrhosis patients, etiology hepatitis B (n = 154) or hepatitis C (n = 141), mean age 43.1 ± 13.2 years, 127 (43.1%) males were included. The median liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and platelet counts were 19.7 (interquartile range [IQR]: 14.8-28.8) kPa and 119 (IQR: 80-160) × 10

conclusionBaveno criteria are useful to avoid screening endoscopies in patients with cirrhosis of viral etiologies. In contrast, although expanded Baveno criteria and RESIST-HCV criteria spare more endoscopies, a high missed VNT rate limits their applicability.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesEsophageal and Gastric VaricesHepatitis CVaricose VeinsAdultFemaleHepacivirusHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAlbuminBilirubinBleedingCirrhosisEndoscopyINRLiverNon-invasivePlatelet countRESIST-HCV criteriaTransient elastography

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