Outcomes in liver transplantation: does sex matter?

Autor: Sarkar M; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-357, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: Monika.Sarkar@ucsf.edu., Watt KD; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 200 First St, Rochester, MN 55905, USA., Terrault N; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-357, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA., Berenguer M; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, La Fe Hospital and Ciberehd, Universidad Valencia, C/Bulevar Sur sn (Torre F-5) 46026 Valencia, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of hepatology [J Hepatol] 2015 Apr; Vol. 62 (4), pp. 946-55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Nov 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.11.023
Abstrakt: A growing literature has highlighted important differences in transplant-related outcomes between men and women. In the United States there are fewer women than men on the liver transplant waitlist and women are two times less likely to receive a deceased or living-related liver transplant. Sex-based differences exist not only in waitlist but also in post-transplant outcomes, particularly in some specific liver diseases, such as hepatitis C. In the era of individualized medicine, recognition of these differences in the approach to pre and post-liver transplant care may impact short and long-term outcomes.
(Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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