title: A simplified method to determine galactose elimination capacity in patients with liver disease.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Internal Medicine, Huddinge Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Söderman
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Eriksson
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008111:Liver Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005690:Galactose