Clinical characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus patients being referred for liver transplant evaluation: a descriptive cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liver transplantation (LT) is a treatment option for select human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with advanced liver disease. The aim of this study was to describe LT evaluation outcomes in HIV-infected patients.

Methods

All HIV-infected patients referred for their first LT evaluation at the Mount Sinai Medical Center were included in this retrospective, descriptive cohort study. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with listing.

Results

Between February 2000 and April 2012, 366 patients were evaluated for LT, with 66 (18.0%) listed for LT and 300 (82.0%) not listed. Fifty-one patients (13.9%) died before completing evaluation and 85 (23.2%) were too early for listing. Reasons patients were

SUBMITTER: Martel-Laferriere V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4529789 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature