Open AccessPrognostic value of13C-phenylalanine breath test on predicting survival in patients with chronic liver failure
Author(s) -
Irazú Gallardo-Wong,
Sarah Moran,
Gustavo Arturo Rodríguez-Leal,
Beatriz Castañeda-Romero,
Robertino M. Mera,
Jorge Luis Poo,
Misael Uribe,
Margarita Dehesa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i34.4579
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , creatinine , proportional hazards model , multivariate analysis , hazard ratio , univariate analysis , survival analysis , bilirubin , chronic liver disease , liver function tests , liver disease , liver function , confidence interval , cirrhosis
To evaluate the prognostic value of percentage of (13)C-phenylalanine oxidation ((13)C-PheOx) obtained by (13)C-phenylalanine breath test ((13)C-PheBT) on the survival of patients with chronic liver failure.