Research Article

Validation and Refinement of the Baveno VI Criteria for Ruling Out High-Risk Varices

Table 2

Refinement of the Baveno VI criteria.

AuthorPatientsCriteriaPrevalence of HRV (, %)Spared endoscopy (%)Missed HRVs/saved endoscopiesMissed HRVs/total HRVs

Ding [54]271, mixed26 (10%)107/271 (39%)0/107 (0%)0/26 (0%)
Puigvehi [55]368, HCV55 (15%)149/368 (40.5%)10/149 (6.7%)10/55 (18.2%)
Jangouk [66]262, mixed
US cohort (161)Baveno VI14 (9%)41/161 (25.4%)0/41 (0%)0/14 (0%)
14 (9%)60/161 (37.3%)0/60 (0%)0/14 (0%)
14 (9%)86/161 (53.4%)0/86 (0%)0/14 (0%)
Italian cohort (101)Baveno VI17 (17%)16/101 (15.8%)0/16 (0%)0/17 (0%)
17 (17%)28/101 (27.7%)0/28 (0%)0/17 (0%)
17 (17%)30/101 (29.7%)1/30 (3.3%)1/17 (5.8%)
Augustin [52]925, mixed92 (10%)367/925 (40%)6/367 (1.6%)6/92 (6.5%)
92 (10%)405/883 (45.8%)7/405 (1.7%)7/92 (7.6%)
Petta [32]790, NAFLD(M probe) training cohort:
Baveno VI32 (10%)106/314 (33.8%)1/106 (0.9%)1/32 (3.1%)
32 (10%)182/314 (58%)7/182 (3.8%)7/32 (21.9%)
32 (10%)215/314 (68.5%)9/215 (4.2%)9/32 (28.1%)
Validation cohort:
Baveno VI45 (13%)113/338 (33.4%)5/113 (4.4%)5/45 (11.1%)
45 (13%)183/338 (54.1%)8/183 (4.4%)8/45 (17.8%)
45 (13%)209/338 (61.8%)10/209 (4.8%)10/45 (22.2%)
(XL probe) training cohort:
32 (10%)204/314 (65%)10/204 (4.9%)10/32 (31.3%)
Validation cohort:
14 (10%)64/138 (46.4%)1/64 (1.6%)1/14 (7.1%)
Bae [51]282, mixedBaveno VI55 (20%)78/282 (27.6%)3/78 (3.8%)3/55 (5.5%)
55 (20%)146/282 (51.7%)10/146 (6.8%)10/55 (18.2%)
Colecchia [63]498, mixedInternal cohort:
Baveno VI46 (19%)52/240 (21.7%)1/52 (1.9%)1/46 (2.2%)
46 (19%)86/240 (35.8%)1/86 (1.2%)1/46 (2.2%)
46 (19%)105/240 (43.8%)2/105 (1.9%)2/46 (4.3%)
External cohort:
Baveno VI15 (13%)19/115 (16.5%)0/19 (0%)0/15 (0%)
15 (13%)35/115 (30.4%)0/35 (0%)0/15 (0%)
15 (13%)43/115 (37.4%)0/43 (0%)0/15 (0%)
Tosetti [68]442, mixedBaveno VI31 (7%)86/442 (19.5%)0/86 (0%)0/31 (0%)
31 (7%)193/442 (43.7%)0/193 (0%)0/31 (0%)
31 (7%)154/442 (34.8%)0/154 (0%)0/31 (0%)
31 (7%)171/442 (38.7%)3/171 (1.8%)3/31 (9.7%)
Lee [53]1218, mixedBaveno VI249 (20%)313/1218 (25.7%)6/313 (1.9%)6/249 (2.4%)
249 (20%)476/1218 (39.1%)21/476 (4.4%)21/249 (8.4%)
249 (20%)476/1218 (39.1%)23/476 (4.8%)23/249 (9.2%)
249 (20%)530/1218 (43.5%)31/530 (5.8%)31/249 (12.4%)
249 (20%)381/1218 (31.3%)16/381 (4.2%)16/249 (6.4%)
249 (20%)536/1218 (44.0%)23/536 (4.3%)23/249 (9.2%)
Stefanescu [64]185, mixedBaveno VI43 (23%)15/185 (8.1%)0/15 (0%)0/43 (0%)
43 (23%)49/185 (26.5%)2/49 (4.1%)2/43 (4.7%)
43 (23%)72/185 (38.9%)2/72 (2.8%)2/43 (4.7%)
Protopapas [71]107, mixedPLT/log10LSM22 (21%)22/107 (20.6%)0/22 (0%)0/22 (0%)

Note: HCV—hepatitis C virus; HRV—high-risk varices; LSM—liver stiffness measurement; LSPS—liver stiffness-spleen diameter to platelet ratio score; MELD—model for end-stage liver disease; NAFLD—nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; PLT—platelet; SSM—spleen stiffness measurement.