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- The aging US population is leading to a significant rise in elderly (≥65 years) patients requiring liver transplants, with candidate numbers increasing from 9% to 23% of all adult liver transplant candidates between 2002-2020.
- Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has become the most common cause for liver transplantation among elderly candidates, increasing from 13% to 39% in the same time period, with a total of 31,209 elderly individuals waitlisted.
- While posttransplant mortality rates for the elderly are higher than for younger patients, these rates have been decreasing over time, suggesting improved outcomes for elderly transplant recipients.
Background And Aim: The causes of chronic liver disease (CLD) among adults have changed. Data are lacking on trends among youth. We determined the trends and changes in the global burden of CLD among adolescents and young adults using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data (2009-2019).
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