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To determine the annual incidence of liver diseases and evaluate outpatient resource expenditures for new hepatology referrals in a secondary care setting.

April 1, 2007Clinical MedicineOpen Access

Hepatology outpatient service provision in secondary care: a study of liver disease incidence and resource costs

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SWSimon WhalleyUniversity of Leeds PPPrasanthi PuvanachandraThe George Institute for Global Health ADAtman DesaiPalo Alto University

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Retrospective study reveals high cirrhosis rates and diagnostic costs in secondary care hepatology outpatients, highlighting resource demands to guide clinical service commissioning.

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To determine the annual incidence of liver diseases and evaluate outpatient resource expenditures for new hepatology referrals in a secondary care setting.
Retrospective review of new hepatology outpatient referrals in a secondary care center serving the West Suffolk population (N=200 per year; mean age 52 years).
Calculated annual disease incidence per 100,000 population and quantified service costs using national indicative tariffs.
One-third of referred patients had cirrhosis (almost half alcohol-related), with the highest annual incidences per 100,000 seen in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (29) and hepatitis C (25).
Total annual outpatient service cost was £130,000 (£72,000 for clinic visits and £58,000 for investigations), with diagnostic imaging and endoscopy accounting for the largest expenditures.

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Whalley et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aace0dce2afdd0a4daab52e https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.7-2-119

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Retrospective study reveals high cirrhosis rates and diagnostic costs in secondary care hepatology outpatients, highlighting resource demands to guide clinical service commissioning.

Hepatology outpatient service provision in secondary care: a study of liver disease incidence and resource costs

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Hepatology outpatient service provision in secondary care: a study of liver disease incidence and resource costs

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