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| Cirrhosis Probability in Hepatitis C (APRI) |
The EBMcalc module Cirrhosis Probability in Hepatitis C (APRI) is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- APRI
Equation parameters include:
- Platelets
- AST
- ULN AST
References
- Udell JA, Wang CS, Tinmouth J, et al. Does this patient with liver disease have cirrhosis? JAMA. 2012 Feb 22;307(8):832-42. PubMed ID: 22357834
- Wai CT, Greenson JK, Fontana RJ, et al. A simple noninvasive index can predict both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology. 2003 Aug;38(2):518-26. PubMed ID: 12883497
- Lin ZH, Xin YN, Dong QJ, et al. Performance of the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index for the staging of hepatitis C-related fibrosis: an updated meta-analysis. Hepatology. 2011 Mar;53(3):726-36. PubMed ID: 21319189
- Loaeza-del-Castillo A, Paz-Pineda F, Oviedo-Cardenas E, et.al. AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) for the noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis. Ann Hepatol. 2008 Oct-Dec;7(4):350-7. PubMed ID: 19034235
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