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Table 2 Performance characteristics of the different prognostic tests in ALF according to literature

From: Liver maximum capacity (LiMAx) test as a helpful prognostic tool in acute liver failure with sepsis: a case report

Test

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

KCC

31–87%

58–94%

52–83%

35–92%

Clichy Criteria

69–75%

50–56%

50–64%

55–79%

MELD

47–89%

25–89%

49–88%

48–91%

LiMAx

80%

100%

–

–

  1. KCC King’s College Criteria, MELD model of end-stage liver disease, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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