Defining readmission risk factors for liver transplantation recipients.

Liver transplantation (LT) is a costly but effective treatment for end-stage liver disease (ESLD). However, there are minimal data on the patterns of and risk factors for hospital readmission after LT. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of and risk factors for rehospitalization after LT.

Do older patients utilize excess health care resources after liver transplantation?

Introduction: Liver transplantation is a highly effective treatment for end-stage liver disease. However, there is debate over the practice of liver transplantation in older recipients (age ≥ 60 years) given the relative shortage of donor grafts, worse post-transplantation survival, and concern that that older patients may utilize excess resources postoperatively, thus threatening the economic feasibility of the procedure.

Aim: To determine if patients ≥ 60 years of age utilize more health resources following liver transplantation compared with younger patients.