The BALLETS study is the first GP based study where the entire cohort was comprehensively tested for additional diseases (such as viral hepatitis) after an abnormal LFT, using the full analyte ...

Methods: This study uses data from the BALLETS cohort to compare various testing strategies for viral hepatitis in patients who had received an abnormal LFT result. The aim was to inform a ...

LFTs are a series of blood tests that assess ... identify signs of deteriorating liver health early on. For instance, abnormal levels of bilirubin, albumin, or prothrombin time (a measure of ...

Hepatic or renal impairment. Discontinue if signs/symptoms of liver disease develop, or if abnormal LFTs persist or worsen. Correct volume status prior to initiation. Dehydration. Hypovolemia.

Hepatic or renal impairment. Discontinue if signs/symptoms of liver disease develop, or if abnormal LFTs persist or worsen. Dehydration. Hypovolemia. Moderate to severe renal impairment (CrCl ...