How do you utilize the Sustained Alcohol Use Post-Liver Transplant (SALT) score on surveillance for alcohol use for patients after liver transplant?

The SALT score was designed to predict the risk of sustained alcohol use after liver transplant. It was studied and is best applied when evaluating a candidate for liver transplant with alcohol use disorder. It is not used for monitoring or surveillance of alcohol use after liver transplant. Surveillance after liver transplant is best done with biomarkers including phosphatidylethanol, urine ethyl gluc+sulfate for metabolites of alcohol consumption to aid in early detection of relapses and allow...