Association of COVID-19 With New Waiting List Registrations and Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis in the United States
Maia Anderson, Valeria S.M. Valbuena, Craig S. Brown, Seth A. Waits, Christopher J. Sonnenday, Michael J. Englesbe, Jessica L. Mellinger
Abstract
A total of 51 488 new waiting list registrations and 32 320 DDLTs from January 1, 2016, to January 31, 2021, were assessed. The median (IQR) age was 58.0 (50-64) years among pre-COVID-19 waiting list registrants and liver transplant recipients. The median (IQR) age was 58.0 (49-64) years for new waiting list registrants during COVID-19 and 58.0 (48-64) years for transplant recipients during COVID-19. Among new waiting list registrants, 15 247 (36.1%) were women and 26 930 (63.9%) were
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Alcoholic hepatitisLiver transplantationMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakAlcoholic liver diseaseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Hepatitis CWaiting listVirologyTransplantationInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseCirrhosisInfectious disease (medical specialty)Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentCannabis and Cannabinoid Research