Extra-hepatic comorbidity burden significantly increases 90-day mortality in patients with cirrhosis and high model for endstage liver disease

Extra-hepatic comorbidity burden significantly increases 90-day mortality in patients with cirrhosis and high model for endstage liver disease

Abstract Background We examined how extra-hepatic comorbidity burden impacts mortality in patients with cirrhosis referred for liver transplantation (LT). Methods Adults with cirrhosis evaluated for their first LT in 2012 were followed through their clinical course with last follow up in 2019. Extra...

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Main Authors: Scott Coppel, Karan Mathur, Burcin Ekser, Kavish R. Patidar, Eric Orman, Archita P. Desai, Eduardo Vilar-Gomez, Chandrashekhar Kubal, Naga Chalasani, Lauren Nephew, Marwan Ghabril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Cirrhosis
Comorbidity
Charlson comorbidity index
Liver transplantation
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01448-z

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