Research
Liver transplant linked to significantly extended survival for alcohol-associated disease yet access is not equitable
The Brief
- A large study in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research found people with alcohol-associated liver disease who received a liver transplant survived years longer than those who did not.
- The study also found disparities in which patients receive a transplant.
- The source reports the study is published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research; full figures are not given in the excerpt.
Why it matters
The findings link transplant access to survival in alcohol-associated liver disease, and the unequal access they describe is relevant to how transplant allocation is assessed.
Who’s affected
- clinicians and transplant teams
- health policy researchers
- patients with alcohol-associated liver disease and their families
- #liver transplant
- #alcohol-associated liver disease
- #health equity
- #survival
- #transplant access
People with alcohol-associated liver disease who received a liver transplant survived years longer than those who did not, but there are disparities in which patients receive a transplant. A large study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research found that liver…
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Medical Xpress reports on the study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research
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Liver transplant linked to significantly extended survival for alcohol-associated disease yet access is not equitable