Trends in Liver Transplantation for Acute Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Therese Bittermann, Nadim Mahmud, Peter L. Abt
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.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Liver transplantationCohortReceipt2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCohort studySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internal medicineIntensive care medicineVirologyEmergency medicineTransplantationInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseComputer scienceWorld Wide WebOutbreakLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsLiver Disease and Transplantation