Sensitivity and Specificity of Biochemical Tests for Diagnosis of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

• Published in: Annals of hepatology Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 569 - 573
• Main Authors: Jurate, Kondrackiene, Rimantas, Zalinkevicius, Jolanta, Sumskiene, Vladas, Gintautas, Limas, Kupcinskas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mexico Elsevier 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Alanine Transaminase - blood; Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood; Bile Acids and Salts - blood; Biomarkers - blood; Chenodeoxycholic Acid - blood; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic - blood; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic - diagnosis; Cholic Acid - blood; Clinical Enzyme Tests; Diagnostics; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Intrahepatic cholestasis; Liver Function Tests; Predictive Value of Tests; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - blood; Pregnancy Complications - diagnosis; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Serum bile acids; Transaminases; Young Adult; Pregnancy; Serum bile acids; Diagnostics; Intrahepatic cholestasis; Transaminases

AbstractBackground and aimIntrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is linked with increased risk of fetal complications. An accurate diagnostic test is needed to diagnose this disorder on time. We aimed to assess sensitivity and specificity of laboratory tests used for diagnosis of intrahepatic c...