Urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG) as a marker for alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates: a real-world cohort.

Volume: 58, Issue: 01, Pages: 30 - 38
Published: Jan 13, 2020
Abstract
Background In order to reduce alcohol relapse after liver transplantation (LT), the German national guidelines for waiting-list maintenance and organ allocation demand a minimum 6-month period of alcohol abstinence pre-LT, confirmed by measuring urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG). null null null null Methods Between January 2015 and June 2016, uEtG was measured at least once in 339 cirrhotic patients with an indication for LT at the University...
Paper Details
Title
Urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG) as a marker for alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates: a real-world cohort.
Published Date
Jan 13, 2020
Volume
58
Issue
01
Pages
30 - 38
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