Routine screening of emergency admissions at risk of chronic hepatitis (SEARCH) identifies and links hepatitis B cases to care.
Rachael JacobDavid Stephen PrinceJoseph Louis PipicellaAngela NguyenMelissa BagatellaFrank AlvaroMichael MaleyHong FooPaul MiddletonTahrima KayesJulia DiGirolamoScott A DavisonMiriam Tania LevyPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
Automated ED screening of OB patients is effective in HBV diagnosis, re-diagnosis and LTC. Prior to SEARCH, the majority of patients were not receiving guideline-based care.