Priority 22 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: To what degree is established liver disease reversible? (JLA PSP Priority 22) | |
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| Overall ranking | 22 |
| JLA question ID | 0044/22 |
| Explanatory note (including examples of original survey submissions) | The chances of their liver recovering from alcohol related damage is a major issue for many patients. "What are the chances of improving? Over what timescale?" "Is there a threshold beyond which alcohol-related liver disease is irrepairable?" " How readily (if at all) early stage liver disease can be treated and the general recovery pattern if mild live disease has been caused?" |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Oral and Gastrointestinnal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Submitted by | 3 patients, 10 carers and 11 professionals |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0044 |
| PSP name | Alcohol-related Liver Disease |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 45 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 16 September 2016 |