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Performance of Baveno VI and Expanded Baveno VI Criteria for Excluding High-Risk Varices in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

TitlePerformance of Baveno VI and Expanded Baveno VI Criteria for Excluding High-Risk Varices in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsStafylidou, M., Paschos P., Katsoula A., Malandris K., Ioakim K., Bekiari E., Haidich A-B., Akriviadis E., & Tsapas A.
JournalClin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Volume17
Issue9
Pagination1744-1755.e11
Date Published2019 08
ISSN1542-7714
KeywordsElasticity Imaging Techniques, Endoscopy, Digestive System, Esophageal and Gastric Varices, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Humans, Liver, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Diseases, Platelet Count, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Thrombocytopenia
Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We aimed to assess the accuracy of Baveno VI criteria for identification of high-risk varices (HRVs) and varices of any size in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD).METHODS: We performed a systematic search of publications through December 2018 for studies that assessed the accuracy of Baveno VI criteria for screening for varices in patients with cACLD. We used hierarchical models to synthesize evidence. We also conducted a post hoc analysis to assess the accuracy of Εxpanded Baveno VI criteria. We appraised the confidence in estimates using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.RESULTS: We identified 30 studies (8469 participants). Pooled values of Baveno VI criteria for HRVs (26 studies) were a sensitivity of 0.97 (95% CI, 0.95-0.98) and a specificity of 0.32 (95% CI, 0.26-0.39). Pooled sensitivity of Εxpanded Baveno VI criteria for HRVs (12 studies) was 0.90 (95% CI, 0.85-0.93) and specificity was 0.51 (95% CI, 0.45-0.57). In 1000 patients with cACLD, with a prevalence of HRVs of 20%, Baveno VI criteria would prevent endoscopy in 262 patients, but 6 patients with HRVs would be missed. Instead, use of the Εxpanded Baveno VI criteria would result in 428 patients avoiding endoscopy, but 20 patients with HRVs would be missed. The credibility of our findings is moderate or low, mainly owing to the retrospective design of most studies.CONCLUSIONS: Baveno VI criteria have high diagnostic accuracy as a triage test for screening for HRVs in patients with cACLD. Expanded Baveno VI criteria could reduce the proportion of unnecessary endoscopies further, nevertheless with a higher rate of missed HRVs.

DOI10.1016/j.cgh.2019.04.062
Alternate JournalClin Gastroenterol Hepatol
PubMed ID31077823

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