Piloting a multidisciplinary clinic for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: initial 5-year experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A multidisciplinary approach is advocated for the management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), but few clinical data exist to support this. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary NAFLD clinic using surrogate markers of liver injury and cardiovascular risk.

Design

Retrospective survey of clinical practice.

Setting

The multidisciplinary NAFLD clinic in a secondary/tertiary care setting with hepatology, diabetology, dietetic and exercise therapy input: initial 5-years' experience (2007-2012).

Patients

180 patients with NAFLD but without hepatic comorbidities were followed up for a median of 19.5 (range 3-57) months. 52% had type 2 diabetes mellitus, 48% were Europoid Caucasian, 17% were South A

SUBMITTER: Cobbold JFL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5369842 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature