Table 3.

Comparison between the knowledge of HCC guidelines and usual clinical practice among gastroenterologists

Questions	Clinical practice c/w guidelines	Correctly identify guidelines (Knowledge)	p value
Identify the high-risk group for HCC screening (answers)			0.97
42-year-old Asian man, HBV carrier (Screen)	82%	76%
45-year-old Asian female, HBV carrier (Do not screen)	22%	32%
51-year-old cirrhotic male due to hemochromatosis (Screen)	100%	98%
44-year-old female with alcoholic cirrhosis (Screen)	90%	86%
45-year-old ex-alcoholic with normal liver (Do not screen)	94%	96%
50-year-old female with HCV cirrhosis, successfully treated (Screen)	87%	84%
Methods and duration of screening			0.69
Use of alpha-fetoprotein and imaging for screening	94%	94%
Use of imaging alone for screening	83%	83%
Interval of screening	98%	98%
Identify recommended treatment strategy
Child B cirrhotic with a single 2.5-cm mass in the liver with MRI features diagnostic of HCC (liver transplant/resection/ablation)	73%	69%	0.3

p values show the difference in the knowledge and usual clinical practice