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Table 1 Reasons for alcohol related admissions prior to developing alcoholic liver disease as determined from a retrospective analysis of medical notes in 94 patients with alcohol-induced cirrhosis (total number of admissions).

From: Are the opportunities to prevent alcohol related liver deaths in the UK in primary or secondary care? A retrospective clinical review and prospective interview study

Reason for admission

Total number of admissions

Fall/fracture/injury (including head injury)

16

Gastro-intestinal bleed (non-variceal)

12

Drug overdose

11

Loss of consciousness/seizure

7

Abdominal pain due to eg gastritis, peptic ulcer disease

6

Alcohol overdose

4

Oral malignancy

2

Pneumonia

2

Confusion/Wernicke's encephalopathy

2

Oedema

1

TB

1