Impact of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment on Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Cirrhosis.
Shari S RogalAda YoukHongwei ZhangWalid F GelladMichael J FineChester B GoodMaggie ChartierAndrea DiMartiniTimothy R MorganRamon A BatallerKevin L KraemerPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2020)
Most Veterans with cirrhosis and coexisting AUD did not receive behavioral therapy or pharmacotherapy treatment for AUD over a 6-month follow-up. The reductions in hepatic decompensation and mortality suggest that future studies should focus on delivering evidence-based AUD treatments to patients with coexisting AUD and cirrhosis.