Abstract:The usefulness of a urine-alcohol determination in the evaluation of abstinence in alcoholic liver disease has been investigated in 181 patients. Alcohol was tested in morning urine samples collected on a follow-up visit in 103 patients, and the results were compared with those in 78 patients, where three samples were collected within the same week; one in the morning and two in the evening. Although the percentage of urine samples containing alcohol measured in a morning sample was similar to the patients' se… Show more
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