Spleen Stiffness Measured by 2D-Shear Wave Elastography and Rebleeding Risk in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Variceal Ligation for Variceal Bleeding

Table 4

AUROC and cut-off of various parameters in predicting rebleeding.

USG parameter		AUROC (95% CI)	Cut-off	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Delta 2 LS (kPa)	Rebleeding	0.743 (0.677-0.802)	>3.9	97.8	45.8
	Mortality	0.841 (0.784-0.889)	>11.9	63.4	93.1
Delta 2 SS (kPa)	Rebleeding	0.674 (0.604-0.738)	>9.8	87.2	43.8
	Mortality	0.754 (0.689-0.812)	>13.9	70.7	70.2
Delta 2 VOL (cm^3)	Rebleeding	0.773 (0.709-0.829)	≤46.9	76.6	72.9
	Mortality	0.842 (0.784-0.889)	≤44	85.3	74.5
Delta 3 LS (kPa)	Rebleeding	0.764 (0.699-0.820)	>12.9	78.7	62.6
	Mortality	0.717 (0.649-0.778)	>17	95.1	42.2
Delta 3 VOL (cm^3)	Rebleeding	0.638 (0.568-0.704)	≤173	59.5	56.7
	Mortality	0.873 (0.819-0.916)	≤58	75.6	93.2
Delta 3 SS (kPa)	Rebleeding	0.706 (0.638-0.767)	>21	63.8	72.2
	Mortality	0.668 (0.598-0.732)	>17	68.2	63.4
MELD	Rebleeding	0677 (0.608-0.741)	>19	51.1	76.7
	Mortality	0.641 (0.569-0.706)	>19	48.8	75.2