Increase in Alcoholic Hepatitis as an Etiology for Liver Transplantation in the United States: A 2004–2018 Analysis

Increase in Alcoholic Hepatitis as an Etiology for Liver Transplantation in the United States: A 2004–2018 Analysis

Background. Changing opinions on the alcohol abstinence requirement have led to increased liver transplantation (LT) for alcoholic hepatitis (AH). We aimed to determine the trend in LT for AH in the United States and overall and graft survival rates. Methods. Adult liver-alone and liver-kidney regis...

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Main Authors: Nabil Noureddin, MD, Ju Dong Yang, MD, Naim Alkhouri, MD, Samantha M. Noreen, PhD, Alice E. Toll, MS, Tsuyoshi Todo, MD, Walid Ayoub, MD, Alexander Kuo, MD, Georgios Voidonikolas, MD, Honore G. Kotler, RN, PhD-c, ACNP, CCTC, Michalyn D. Pelphrey, MSN, Brenda J. Durand, RN, BSN, Kambiz Kosari, MD, Todd V. Brennan, MD, Irene Kim, MD, Andrew S. Klein, MD, Ekihiro Seki, MD, PhD, Nicholas N. Nissen, MD, Shelly C. Lu, MD, Vinay Sundaram, MD, Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-11-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001051

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