ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2019
Women on the liver transplantation waitlist are at increased risk of hospitalization compared to men.
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- Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guidelines on liver transplantation.Hepatology international · 2024Guideline
- Reevaluating Donor-recipient Sex Mismatch and Survival After Liver Transplantation: A Contemporary Cohort Study.Transplantation direct · 2026Article
- Systematic Sex-Based Inequity in the MELD Score-Based Allocation System for Liver Transplantation in Germany.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025Article
- A scoping review of inequities in access to organ transplant in the United States.International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Epidemiology and Prognostic Significance of Rapid Response System Activation in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Gender-Specific Risk Factors Contributing to Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Alcoholic Cirrhosis.Cureus · 2021Article
- Hospitalized Women With Cirrhosis Have More Nonhepatic Comorbidities and Associated Complications Than Men.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2020Article
- Liver-related mortality is similar among men and women with cirrhosis.Journal of hepatology · 2020Article
- Women who undergo liver transplant have longer length of stay post-transplant compared with men.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundHospital admissions are common among patients with cirrhosis, but patient factors associated with hospitalization have not been well characterized. Given recent data suggesting increased liver transplant waitlist dropout among women, we hypothesized that women on the liver transplant waitlist would have increased rates of hospitalization compared with men.
aimTo evaluate the role of gender on risk of hospitalization for patients on the liver transplant waitlist, in order to help explain gender disparities in waitlist outcomes.
methodsPatients listed for liver transplant at a single center in the United States were prospectively enrolled in the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study. Patients included in this retrospective analysis included those enrolled between March 2012 and December 2014 with at least 12 mo of follow up and without hepatocellular carcinoma. The primary and secondary outcomes were hospitalization and total inpatient days within 12 mo, respectively. Logistic and negative binomial regression associated baseline factors with outcomes.
resultsOf the 392 patients, 41% were female, with median (interquartile range) age 58 years (52-63) and model for end- stage liver disease 18 (15-22). Within 12 mo, 186 (47%) patients were hospitalized ≥ 1 time; 48% were readmitted, with a median of 8 (4-15) inpatient days. More women than men were hospitalized (54%
conclusionWomen with cirrhosis on the liver transplant waitlist have more hospitalizations and inpatient days in one year compared with men, suggesting that the experience of cirrhosis differs between men and women, despite similar baseline illness severity. Future studies should explore gender-specific vulnerabilities to help explain waitlist disparities.
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