Outcomes of Early Liver Transplantation for Patients With Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

The American Consortium of Early Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis comprises 12 centers from 8 United Network for Organ Sharing regions studying early liver transplantation (LT) (without mandated period of sobriety) for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH). We analyzed the outcomes of these patients.

Methods

We performed a retrospective study of consecutive patients with a diagnosis of severe AH and no prior diagnosis of liver disease or episodes of AH, who underwent LT before 6 months of abstinence from 2006 through 2017 at 12 centers. We collected data on baseline characteristics, psychosocial profiles, level of alcohol consumption before LT, disease course and treatment, and outcomes of LT. The interval of alcohol abstinence was defi

SUBMITTER: Lee BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6460480 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature