Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Epidemic and Its Implications for Liver Transplantation
| Autor: | Hussein Osman-Mohammed, Guy W. Neff, Nyingi Kemmer, John P. Leone, Erin Parkinson, Elizabeth Cece, Angel Alsina, Edson Franco |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male United Network for Organ Sharing medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Ethnic group Liver transplantation Chronic liver disease Age Distribution Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Ethnicity medicine Humans Sex Distribution Intensive care medicine Aged Retrospective Studies Transplantation business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Graft Survival Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Liver Transplantation Fatty Liver Female business |
| Zdroj: | Transplantation. 96:860-862 |
| ISSN: | 0041-1337 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01.tp.0000436723.59879.01 |
| Popis: | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasingly recognized as the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. The aim of this study is to investigate the transplantation trends of liver transplant (LT) recipients with NASH. Using the United Network for Organ Sharing database, we found a steady increase in LT rate especially in those more than 65 years old. We identified differences across ethnic groups and United Network for Organ Sharing regions. This study highlights the impact of the rising prevalence of NASH on the demand for LT and provides invaluable information to healthcare policymakers and the transplant community about the target groups and geographic location for focused and early intervention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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