Uncovering unsuspected advanced liver fibrosis in patients referred to alcohol nurse specialists using the ELF test

Uncovering unsuspected advanced liver fibrosis in patients referred to alcohol nurse specialists using the ELF test

Abstract Background and aims Alcohol use disorders (AUD) cause 7.2% of UK hospital admissions/year. Most are not managed by hepatologists and liver disease may be missed. We used the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) test to investigate prevalence and associations of occult advanced liver fibrosis in AU...

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Main Authors: Freya Rhodes, Sara Cococcia, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Sudeep Tanwar, Rachel H. Westbrook, Alison Rodger, William M. Rosenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Liver cirrhosis
Liver diseases
Alcoholic
Non-invasive test
Alcohol use disorder
Enhanced liver fibrosis test
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01728-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01728-2

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