A simplified method to determine galactose elimination capacity in patients with liver disease
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
- Vol. 53 (7) , 667-670
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365519309092569
Abstract
Galactose elimination capacity (GEC) is one of the most widely used liver function tests. It is relatively simple but still involves a number of capillary blood samples and is therefore fairly expensive. In the current study we present a simplified formula, based on GEC investigations in 103 cirrhotic patients, with which it is possible to estimate the GEC with one or two blood samples. Using this formula: GEC = [7.422--corrected B-galactose60 min]/4.575, we could accurately predict GEC in 24 additional patients.Keywords
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