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.
| Study | No. of LT for AH | Mean age at LT | Abstinence before LT (days) | MELD at the time of LT | 1-year survival (%) | Return to risky drinking (%) |
| Mathurin et al. [21] | 26 | 47 | <90 | 34 | 77 | 10 | Im et al. [19] | 9 | 41 | 33 | 39 | 89 | 12.5 | Weeks et al. [23] | 46 | 50 | 50.5 | 33 | 97 | 17 | Lee et al. [12] | 147 | 43 | 55 | 38 | 94 | 11 |
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AH: alcoholic hepatitis; LT: liver transplantation.
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