Trends in Liver Transplantation for Acute Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18713

. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2118713.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18713.

Trends in Liver Transplantation for Acute Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

Therese Bittermann¹, Nadim Mahmud¹, Peter Abt¹

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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18713

Trends in Liver Transplantation for Acute Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

Therese Bittermann et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2118713.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18713.

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Therese Bittermann¹, Nadim Mahmud¹, Peter Abt¹

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¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

PMID: 34323988
PMCID: PMC8322991
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18713

Abstract

This cohort study examines rates of adding patients with acute alcohol-associated hepatitis to the liver transplant waiting list and receipt of transplants by these patients in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before the pandemic.

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[1] Barbosa C, Cowell AJ, Dowd WN. Alcohol consumption in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. J Addict Med. 2020. doi:10.1097/ADM.0000000000000767 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[6] Asrani SK, Trotter J, Lake J, et al. . Meeting report: the Dallas Consensus Conference on liver transplantation for alcohol associated hepatitis. Liver Transpl. 2020;26(1):127-140. doi:10.1002/lt.25681 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Masters GA, Asipenko E, Bergman AL, et al. . Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, access to care, and health disparities in the perinatal period. J Psychiatr Res. 2021;137:126-130. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.056 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Masters GA, Asipenko E, Bergman AL, et al. . Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, access to care, and health disparities in the perinatal period. J Psychiatr Res. 2021;137:126-130. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.056 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] United Network for Organ Sharing . Liver policy updates: new national liver and intestinal organ transplant system in effect Feb. 4, 2020. Accessed May 17, 2021. https://unos.org/policy/liver-policy-updates/

[10] United Network for Organ Sharing . Liver policy updates: new national liver and intestinal organ transplant system in effect Feb. 4, 2020. Accessed May 17, 2021. https://unos.org/policy/liver-policy-updates/

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