Open AccessWaiting List Mortality and Transplant Rates for NASH Cirrhosis When Compared With Cryptogenic, Alcoholic, or AIH Cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Paul J. Thuluvath,
Steven I. Hanish,
Yulia Savva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002355
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , alcoholic liver disease , gastroenterology , interquartile range , liver transplantation , transplantation , autoimmune hepatitis , cumulative incidence , model for end stage liver disease , hepatitis
Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis have excellent postliver transplant survival despite having many comorbidities. We hypothesized that this could be due to a selection bias.