Risk stratification of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using a case identification pathway in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Kiarash Riazi, Alexandra Medellin, Deepak Bhayana, Gilaad G. Kaplan, Jason Jiang, Roy Park, Wendy Schaufert, Kelly W. Burak, Monica Sargious,

CMAJ Open · 2020 · 38 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Implementation of a primary care-accessible SWE pathway for patients with NAFLD facilitated fibrosis risk stratification and greatly reduced hepatology referrals. Using the FIB-4 index score alone would led to higher rates of referral of patients with NAFLD.

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