Reducing variation in hospital mortality for alcohol-related liver disease in North West England.

Constantinos KallisPete DixonBenjamin SilberbergLynn AffarahMustafa ShawihdiRuth GraingerNancy ProsperoMike PearsonAnthony MarsonSubramanian RamakrishnanPaul RichardsonSteve HoodKeith Bodger

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)

There was a reduction in unexplained variation in hospital mortality following the QI intervention. This challenges the pessimism that is prevalent for achieving better outcomes for patients with ARLD. Notwithstanding the limitations of an uncontrolled observational study, these data provide hope that co-ordinated efforts to drive adoption of evidence-based practice can save lives.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
randomized controlled trial
big data
quality improvement
tertiary care
alcohol consumption
machine learning
data analysis
adipose tissue
insulin resistance