Predicting Pre-transplant Abstinence in Patients with Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease.

CONCLUSIONS: A self-reported period of abstinence in excess of six months was associated with an increased risk of subsequent relapse following a hepatologist's instructions to remain abstinent. These counter-intuitive findings should be confirmed by larger, prospective studies. PMID: 29959881 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical and Investigative Medicine - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Clin Invest Med Source Type: research