These recommendations provide a data-supported approach. They are based on the
following:(1) formal review and analysis of the recently published world literature on the …

Liver transplantation offers live-saving therapy for patients with complications of cirrhosis
and stage T2 hepatocellular carcinoma. The demand for organs far-outstrips the supply and …

Background A 6-month abstinence from alcohol is usually required before patients with
severe alcoholic hepatitis are considered for liver transplantation. Patients whose hepatitis is …

For patients receiving liver or other organ transplants for diseases associated with
substance use, risk for relapse posttransplantation is a prominent clinical concern. However …

The relevance of sobriety for outcome after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for
alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is still discussed controversially. We conducted a retrospective …

Adherence to a medical regimen has been defined as the extent to which a patient's
behavior coincides with clinical prescriptions. In liver transplant patients, adherence to …

Abstract Members of the Clinical Practice Committee, American Society of Transplantation,
have attempted to define referral criteria for solid organ transplantation. Work done by the …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of alcohol recidivism after orthotopic liver
transplantation (OLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and its influence on the allograft and …

Background Alcohol relapse can negatively influence the outcome after liver transplantation
(LT). The aim of our study was to identify factors that could be associated with the recurrence …

Organ transplant has been developed in animal models over the past 100 years. The major
limiting factor in transplant medicine is the shortage of donor organs. This shortage creates …