Trends in hospitalizations for chronic liver disease-related liver failure in the United States, 2005-2014.
Donghee KimGeorge CholankerilAndrew A LiWon KimSean P TigheBilal HameedPaul Y KwoStephen A HarrisonZobair M YounossiAndrew A LiPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Among aetiologies of chronic liver disease, NAFLD demonstrated the fastest growing rate of hospitalizations in non-HCC patients with ESLD in the US. Our study highlights the need for a focus on NAFLD-related hospitalizations and its impact on resource utilization.