Pretransplant diabetes mellitus predicts worse outcomes of liver transplantation: evidence from meta-analysis
ConclusionPreexisting DM predicts worse patient and graft survivals of LT. Concomitant HCV infection would further deteriorate this unfavorable impact. Given the high heterogeneities and the insufficient evidences, more studies are still warranted to support these observations.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
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