Multicentered study of patient outcomes after declined for early liver transplantation in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis.
Christine C HsuJennifer L DodgeEthan M WeinbergGene Y ImWilliam DavisStephanie M RutledgeMatthew DukewichMohamed ShoreibahMahmoud AryanAidan VosooghiMichael R LuceyJohn RiceNorah A TerraultBrian P LeePublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2023)
Liver recompensation is infrequent among severe alcohol-associated hepatitis patients declined for liver transplantation. Higher MELD-Na and age were associated with short-term mortality, whereas only history of failed alcohol rehabilitation was associated with long-term mortality. The distinction between survival and liver recompensation merits further attention.