A SIMPLIFIED METHOD TO DETERMINE GALACTOSE ELIMINATION CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER-DISEASE

Authors
BERGSTROM M SODERMAN C ERIKSSON LS
Citation
M. Bergstrom et al., A SIMPLIFIED METHOD TO DETERMINE GALACTOSE ELIMINATION CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER-DISEASE, Scandinavian journal of clinical & laboratory investigation, 53(7), 1993, pp. 667-670
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of clinical & laboratory investigation → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365513
Volume
53
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
667 - 670
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5513(1993)53:7<667:ASMTDG>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Galactose elimination capacity (GEC) is one of the most widely used li ver function tests. It is relatively simple but still involves a numbe r of capillary blood samples and is therefore fairly expensive. In the current study we present a simplified formula, based on GEC investiga tions in 103 cirrhotic patients, with which it is possible to estimate the GEC with one or two blood samples. Using this formula: GEC = [7.4 22-corrected B-galactose60min]/4.575, we could accurately predict GEC in 24 additional patients.