Geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation

M Yilma, N Dalal, SI Wadhwani, R Hirose… - Liver …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Since the Final Rule regarding transplantation was published in 1999, organ
distribution policies have been implemented to reduce geographic disparity. While a recent …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and barriers in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

K Wegermann, AM Diehl, CA Moylan - Hepatoma Research, 2023 - oaepublish.com
The proportion of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases due to NAFLD is expected to
increase, paralleling the rise in NAFLD due to the obesity epidemic. Early detection is …

Characterization of social determinants of health of a liver transplant referral population

JB Henson, NW Chan, JM Wilder, AJ Muir… - Liver …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Disparities exist in referral and access to the liver transplant (LT) waitlist, and social
determinants of health (SDOH) are increasingly recognized as important factors driving …

Liver transplantation access and outcomes: Impact of variations in liver-specific specialty care

Y Endo, K Sasaki, Z Moazzam, S Woldesenbet… - Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background We sought to characterize the impact access to gastroenterologists/
hepatologists has on liver transplantation listing, as well as time on the liver transplantation …

Real-world evidence for factors associated with maintenance treatment practices among US adults with autoimmune hepatitis

T Bittermann, L Yagan, RG Kathawate, EM Weinberg… - Hepatology, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: Long-term prednisone therapy remains common and unexpectedly higher
among patients with comorbidities potentially aggravated by corticosteroids. The greater use …

Impact of internet plus health education on urinary stoma caregivers in coping with care burden and stress in the era of COVID-19

XF Fan, HY Li, LY Lai, XF Zhou, XX Ye… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To explore the impact of “Internet Plus Health Education” on coping with care
burden and pressure in urinary stoma caregivers in the era of COVID-19. Materials and …

Multidisciplinary teams, efficient communication, procedure services, and telehealth improve cirrhosis care: a qualitative study

M Serper, A Agha, PA Garren, TH Taddei… - Hepatology …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cirrhosis care and outcomes are improved with access to subspecialty
gastroenterology and hepatology care. In qualitative interviews, we investigated clinicians' …

The impact of county-level food access on the mortality and post-transplant survival among patients with steatotic liver disease

Y Endo, DI Tsilimigras, M Khalil, J Yang… - Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The impact of county-level food access on mortality associated with steatotic
liver disease, as well as post–liver transplant outcomes among individuals with steatotic liver …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging telemedicine in gastroenterology and hepatology: a narrative review

V Aldzhyan, C Tamamian, JH Tabibian - Mhealth, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leveraging telemedicine in gastroenterology and hepatology: a narrative review - PMC
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The digital determinants of liver disease

SI Wadhwani, JC Lai - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Telehealth has been heralded as an opportunity to mitigate health inequities by enabling
patients to overcome structural barriers to seeking health care.[ 1] Structural barriers, such …