Recovery and outcomes of patients denied early liver transplantation for severe alcohol‐associated hepatitis

Recovery and outcomes of patients denied early liver transplantation for severe alcohol‐associated hepatitis

Background and aims Liver transplantation (LT) in alcohol‐associated hepatitis (AH) remains controversial, in part because spontaneous recovery (SR) can occur. There is a paucity of data on SR in patients with severe AH who undergo LT evaluation. The purpose of this study was to determine factors as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2022-01, Vol.75 (1), p.104-114
Hauptverfasser: Musto, Jessica, Stanfield, Dylan, Ley, Dana, Lucey, Michael R., Eickhoff, Jens, Rice, John P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Age
Alcohol Abstinence - statistics & numerical data
Alcohol use
Ascites
End Stage Liver Disease - diagnosis
End Stage Liver Disease - mortality
End Stage Liver Disease - pathology
End Stage Liver Disease - therapy
Female
Hepatitis
Hepatitis, Alcoholic - diagnosis
Hepatitis, Alcoholic - mortality
Hepatitis, Alcoholic - pathology
Hepatitis, Alcoholic - therapy
Hepatology
Humans
Liver diseases
Liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation - standards
Liver Transplantation - statistics & numerical data
Liver transplants
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Patient Selection
Prospective Studies
Remission, Spontaneous
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Spontaneous recovery
Survival
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Background and aims Liver transplantation (LT) in alcohol‐associated hepatitis (AH) remains controversial, in part because spontaneous recovery (SR) can occur. There is a paucity of data on SR in patients with severe AH who undergo LT evaluation. The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with SR and survival in patients with severe AH who undergo LT evaluation. Approach and results This is a retrospective study of ALD patients with Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD) >25 and
ISSN:0270-9139
1527-3350
DOI:10.1002/hep.32110