The role of the hepatologist in the alcohol-associated liver disease epidemic

Plain Language Summary Background: We analyzed early outcomes regarding the impact of our integrated alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) clinic on patients with ALD and alcohol use. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with ALD who were evaluated in our integrated clinic from May 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. Primary outcomes included differences in baseline clinical/demographic data between patients who accepted versus declined an appointment and changes in the severity of ALD, alcohol consumption, functional status, hospital utilization, and remission in alcohol use disorder for evaluated patients. Results: Patients who declined appointments (n=66) had higher median no-show rates (15.0 [8.0,30.0] vs. 8.5 [3.25,15.0], p