Practice patterns in NAFLD and NASH: real life differs from published guidelines

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Mary E RinellaStephen A Harrison

Abstract

Management guidelines from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/American College of Gastroenterology/American Gastroenterology Association published in 2012 for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and steatohepatitis (NASH) recommend weight loss, vitamin E and pioglitazone as effective therapies for the treatment of biopsy-confirmed NASH. However, little is known about how physicians in the US diagnose NASH or whether published guidelines are being followed. We assessed current diagnostic and treatment patterns of the management of NAFLD and NASH among academic gastroenterologists and hepatologists in the US using a standardized survey developed to collect information regarding respondents' practice environments, diagnostic techniques, and medication usage in patients with NAFLD/NASH. We invited 482 gastroenterologists and hepatologists, predominantly from academic centers, of whom 163 completed the survey. Only 24% of providers routinely perform liver biopsy, predominantly among patients with elevated serum aminotransferases. Vitamin E is prescribed regularly by 70% while only 14% routinely prescribe pioglitazone. Despite recommendations to the contrary, ~25% prescribe pioglitazone or vitamin E without...Continue Reading

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