[HTML][HTML] A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature
ME Rinella, JV Lazarus, V Ratziu, SM Francque… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The principal limitations of the terms NAFLD and NASH are the reliance on exclusionary
confounder terms and the use of potentially stigmatising language. This study set out to
determine if content experts and patient advocates were in favor of a change in
nomenclature and/or definition. A modified Delphi process was led by three large pan-
national liver associations. The consensus was defined a priori as a supermajority (67%)
vote. An independent committee of experts external to the nomenclature process made the …
confounder terms and the use of potentially stigmatising language. This study set out to
determine if content experts and patient advocates were in favor of a change in
nomenclature and/or definition. A modified Delphi process was led by three large pan-
national liver associations. The consensus was defined a priori as a supermajority (67%)
vote. An independent committee of experts external to the nomenclature process made the …