Waiting list registrations and liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis surge during COVID-19 pandemic
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Waiting list registrations and liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers.
Looking at data obtained from the United Network for Organ Sharing Standard Transplant Analysis and Research file for new waiting list registrations and primary deceased donor liver transplants for U.S. adults between Jan. 1, 2016, and Jan. 31, 2021, the team assessed a total of 51,488 new waiting list registrations and 32,320 deceased donor liver transplants.
Pre-COVID-19 waiting list registrants and liver transplant recipients were 50 to 64 years old, with an average age of 58.
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