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Liver transplants double for alcohol-related liver disease

22.01.2019 Health Problems

The proportion of U.S. liver transplants for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) has doubled in the last 15 years, in part due to broader acceptance of waiving the mandated period of sobriety before transplants for this population, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. However, the study showed ongoing regional geographic variations in liver transplant rates for ALD […]

Alcohol-related liver disease patients need more care, study finds

15.10.2018 Health Problems

Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the study shows. The findings highlight the need for increased support for ALD patients after they leave hospital, researchers suggest. The number of intensive care admissions for ALD are increasing in the UK but, until now, little was known about the […]