Outcomes of first emergency admissions for alcohol-related liver disease in England over a 10-year period: retrospective observational cohort study using linked electronic databases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine time trends in patient characteristics, care processes and case fatality of first emergency admission for alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) in England.

Design

National population-based, retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Clinical Practice Research Datalink population of England, 2008/2009 to 2017/2018. First emergency admissions were identified using the Liverpool ARLD algorithm. We applied survival analyses and binary logistic regression to study prognostic trends.

Outcome measures

Patient characteristics; 'recent' General Practitioner (GP) consultations and hospital admissions (preceding year); higher level care; deaths in-hospital (including certified cause) and within 365 days. Covariates were age, sex, deprivation st

SUBMITTER: Bodger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature