A Local Response to COVID-19 for Advanced Liver Disease: Current Model of Care, Challenges and Opportunities

We read with great interest the work by Tapper and Asrani in the recent issue of the Journal of Hepatology, entitled, “The COVID Pandemic Will Have a Long-Lasting Impact on the Quality of Cirrhosis Care”.1 While we share the authors’ concerns about care disruptions and the long term negative consequences for cirrhosis care, we posit that the future of cirrhosis care need not be painted in such stark colors. I n fact, the pandemic has created an unprecedented natural experiment teaching us valuable lessons about patient care that can be both long-lasting and life-saving.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research