P018 Alcohol consumption post-liver transplantation at a Portuguese center: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundAlcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is one of the leading causes of liver transplantation (LT). However, LT listing in ALD remains challenging regarding the risk of alcohol relapse post-LT. We aimed to evaluate post-LT alcohol consumption at a Portuguese transplant center.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study including LT recipients transplanted in 2019 at Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. A pre-tested survey including questions on demography, family, employment and social status, and a validated Portuguese translation of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was applied via telephone call. Alcohol consumption was defined by patients’ self-report or a positive AUDIT. Informed consent was conveyed by accepting to respond the survey. No donor organs were obtained from executed prisoners or other institutionalized persons.ResultsIn 2019, 122 patients underwent LT at Curry Cabral Hospital. At interview date (June 2021), 19 recipients had died, 2 were being followed abroad, 2 did not consent and 99 answered the survey. Among responders mean±SD age was 57±10-year-old, 70 (70.7%) were males, and 49 (49.5%) underwent ALD-related LT. During a median (IQR) follow-up of 24 (20–26) months post index LT, 22 recipients (22.2%) consumed alcohol: 14 had a drink once a month or less and 8 drank 1–4 times/month. On drinking days, 18 consumed 1–2 drinks and the remainder no more than 3–4 drinks. Only one patient reported to have drunk ≥6 drinks on one occasion. All post-LT drinking recipients were considered low-risk (score