Review Article

Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD): An Update on Controversies and Considerations

Table 2

Studies comparing patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) undergoing liver transplantation.

StudyNo. of LT for AHMean age at LTAbstinence before LT (days)MELD at the time of LT1-year survival (%)Return to risky drinking (%)

Mathurin et al. [21]2647<90347710
Im et al. [19]94133398912.5
Weeks et al. [23]465050.5339717
Lee et al. [12]1474355389411

AH: alcoholic hepatitis; LT: liver transplantation.