The clinical implications of pre-liver transplant diabetes on post-liver transplant outcomes in patients with NASH: analysis of the UNOS database

ConclusionThe presence of pre-LT diabetes is associated with all-cause mortality and deaths due to cardiac and renal causes following LT. The findings warrant an early preoperative screening procedure to ensure that patients with diabetes have their metabolic risk factors optimized prior to LT.
Source: Hepatology International - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research