New algorithm to assess fibrosis stage in alcoholic liver disease by transient elastography

Aim: Liver stiffness (LS) is the novel gold standard to assess fibrosis stage in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (1). However, we could recently demonstrated that alcoholic steatohepatitis needs to be considered (transaminase levels) prior to fibrosis assessment since it increases LS independently of fibrosis stage. We here validate our novel algorithm (2) in a larger study population of heavy trinkers undergoing alcohol detoxification. Methods: 155 patients admitted for alcohol detoxification were included undergoing sequential LS measurement by transient elastography and lab tests at day of admission and rel…