Etiology-Specific Effects of Impaired Functional Status on Liver Transplant Outcomes.

Background And Aims: Pre-liver transplant (LT) functional status is an important determinant of prognosis post LT. There is insufficient data on how functional status affects outcomes of transplant recipients based on the specific etiology of liver disease. We stratified LT recipients by etiology of liver disease to evaluate the effects of functional status on post-LT prognosis in each subgroup.

Inpatient Cost Burdens of Treating Chronic Hepatitis B in US Hospitals: A Weighted Analysis of a National Database.

Background And Aims: This study evaluates the cost burdens of inpatient care for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We aimed to stratify the patients based on the presence of cirrhosis and conduct subgroup analyses on patient demographics and medical characteristics.

Methods: The 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample was used to select individuals diagnosed with CHB.

The cost implications of Wilson disease among hospitalized patients: analysis of USA hospitals.

Background And Aim: In this study, we used a national cohort of patients with Wilson's disease (WD) to investigate the admissions, mortality rates, and costs over the captured period to assess specific subpopulations at higher burden.

Methods: Patients with WD were selected using 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS). The weighted estimates and patient data were stratified using demographics and medical characteristics.

Trends of Costs and Admission Rates Among Patients Admitted With Autoimmune Hepatitis: Analysis of US Hospitals Using the NIS Database.

Background And Aim: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a prominent cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. This study aims to characterize the incidence, mortality, and cost implications of this condition using a national database.

Method: The 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample was used to select patients with AIH.

Proton beam stereotactic body radiotherapy and hypofractionated therapy with pencil beam scanning is safe and effective for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A single center experience.

Background: Proton beam therapy (PBT) is a non-surgical treatment that spares adjacent tissues compared to photon radiation and useful for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). We present a single center experience in HCC and iCCA treated with Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) PBT.

Methods: Forty-four consecutive patients (22 patients in each group) receiving PBT were included and reviewed.