Transient elastography in acute hospital inpatients with harmful alcohol use: a service evaluation

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• This evaluation aims to assess the utility of transient elastography in identifying chronic liver disease among inpatients with harmful alcohol use.
• Integrated transient elastography (TE) was used during hospital admissions.
• Patients with raised liver stiffness were followed-up for alcohol consumption changes.
• Most patients with elevated liver stiffness reduced their alcohol intake or became abstinent.
• The outcomes for those with normal liver stiffness remain uncertain.