Fateen, W;
Ragunath, K;
White, J;
Khanna, A;
Coletta, M;
Samuel, S;
Ortiz, J;
... Sami, SS; + view all
(2020)
Validation of the AASLD recommendations for Classification of Oesophageal Varices in Clinical Practice.
Liver International
, 40
(4)
pp. 905-912.
10.1111/liv.14310.
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Abstract
Background & Aims The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recommends the use of a 2‐grade classification system (small and large) to describe the size of oesophageal varices (OV). Data on observer agreement (OA) on this system are currently lacking. We aimed to evaluate this classification and compare it to the widely used 3‐grade classification (grade 1 ‘small’, grade 2 ‘medium’, grade 3 ‘large’) among operators of variable experience. Methods High‐definition video recordings of 100 patients with cirrhosis were prospectively collected using standardised criteria. Nine observers of variable experience performed independent evaluations of the videos in random order. OV were scored using both systems. All assessments were repeated a year later by the same observers to assess intra‐observer agreement. Results Interobserver agreement (all observers) using the 2‐grade and the 3‐grade system was k = 0.71 (95% CI: 0.64‐0.78) and k = 0.73 (95% CI: 0.66‐0.79) respectively. When using the 2‐grade system, intra‐observer agreement between hepatologists (n = 3), luminal gastroenterologists (n = 3) and trainee gastroenterologists (n = 3) was k = 0.89 (95% CI: 0.86‐0.91), k = 0.72 (95% CI: 0.67‐0.77), and k = 0.74 (95% CI: 0.67‐0.8) respectively. With the 3‐grade system; intra‐observer agreement between the same three subgroups were k = 0.9 (95% CI: 0.87‐0.92), k = 0.73 (95% CI: 0.68‐0.78), k = 0.77 (95% CI: 0.71‐0.82) respectively. Conclusions There was no difference in OA between the 2‐grade and 3‐grade classification systems. Hepatologists had significantly higher levels of consistency in grading OV. This may have implications to create alternative training models for residents and fellows in the recognition and grading of OV.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Validation of the AASLD recommendations for Classification of Oesophageal Varices in Clinical Practice |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/liv.14310 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.14310 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | cirrhosis, endoscopy, interobserver variation, screening, varices |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10087297 |
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