PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Luke D Tyson
AU  - Heather Lewis
TI  - How I treat… alcohol-related liver disease
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-1-43
DP  - 2019 Jan 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 43--46
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/1/43.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/1/43.full
SO  - Clin Med2019 Jan 01; 19
AB  - Age-standardised mortality from liver disease in the United Kingdom has risen by 400% since 1970, with three-quarters of deaths from alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD). The 2013 National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death report found that only 47% of the patients dying in hospital from liver disease experienced ‘good’ care. We discuss common complications in the care of patients with ARLD and the evidence-based best practice that can improve patient outcomes, with a focus on the initial management of patients presenting acutely to the medical take.