Cirrhosis in primary practice: many patients remain potentially undiagnosed and are not receiving liver cancer surveillance
There was a 20-fold difference in the rate of cirrhosis diagnosis between general practices within Sydney, suggesting a large proportion of patients remain undiagnosed. Three quarters of patients with diagnosed cirrhosis are not receiving appropriate HCC surveillance.
Authors
- Salim Maher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2579-5925)
- David Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-7436)
- Brendan Goodger
- Amany Zekry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-1810)
- David Stephen Prince (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-0548)
- Geoffrey W. McCaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-1636)
- Christy Kim
- Simone Irene Strasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6374-1525)
- Shakira Hoque
- Janice Pritchard‐Jones
- Penelope Elix
- Phoebe Chomley
- Sally Spruce
- Nathan McGarry
- Ken Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0453-3168)
- Jane Miller
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- St George's Hospital (GB)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Centenary Institute (AU)
- Liverpool Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- St George Hospital (AU)
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.16782
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37