Unlabelled: It has been reported that patients hospitalized outside regular working hours have worse outcomes. This study aims to compare outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) performed during public holidays and nonholidays.
Methods: We analyzed the United Network for Organ Sharing registry data for 55 200 adult patients who underwent an LT between 2010 and 2019.
Background: Cold climate is known to affect the frequency and attributable mortality of various illnesses. This study aims to evaluate the effect of climate among regions on liver transplant (LT) outcomes.
Methods: We analyzed data from the United Network for Organ Sharing registry for 98,517 adult patients (aged ≥ 18 years) who were listed for LT between 2010 and 2019.
Unlabelled: Liver allocation in the United States was updated on February 4, 2020, by introducing the acuity circle (AC)-based model. This study evaluated the early effects of the AC-based allocation on waitlist outcomes.
Methods: Adult liver transplant (LT) candidates listed between January 1, 2019, and September 30, 2021, were assessed.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive, cholestatic liver disease, and liver transplantation (LT) is considered the only therapeutic option for patients with end-stage liver disease secondary to PSC. Intestinal obstruction in adults after LT surgery is a rare complication with diverse clinical presentations. The most common etiology is intestinal adhesions, but this can also result from other rare causes such as enterolith.
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