Prognostic value of galactose elimination capacity, aminopyrine breath test, and ICG clearance in patients with cirrhosis - Comparison with the pugh score

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 1197-1203

  Merkel, Carlo ^a,b   Gatta, Angelo ^a,b   Zoli, Marco ^a,b   Bolognesi, Massimo ^a,b   Angeli, Paolo ^a,b   Iervese, Tiziana ^a,b   Marchesini, Giulio ^a,b   Ruol, Arturo ^a,b  

^a Istituto di Medicina Clinica Padova   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

aminopyrine; galactose; indocyanine green; liver cirrhosis; liver failure; liver function; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHENAZONE; GALACTOSE; GALATEST; INDOCYANINE GREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AMINOPYRINE; BREATH TESTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0025879233     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01307508     Document Type: Article

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