Model to Calculate Harms and Benefits of Early vs Delayed Liver Transplantation for Patients with Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis

Early liver transplantation (without requiring a minimum period of sobriety) for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) is controversial —many centers delay eligibility until a specific period of sobriety (such as 6 months) has been achieved. To inform ongoing debate and policy, we modeled long-term outcomes of early vs delayed liver transplantation for patients with AH.

Source: Gastroenterology - April 14, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Brian P. Lee, Sumeyye Samur, Ozden O. Dalgic, Emily D. Bethea, Michael R. Lucey, Ethan Weinberg, Christine Hsu, Mary E. Rinella, Gene Y. Im, Oren K. Fix, George Therapondos, Hyosun Han, David W. Victor, Michael D. Voigt, Sheila Eswaran, Norah A. Terrault, Source Type: research