Black patients and women have reduced access to liver transplantation for alcohol‐associated liver disease

Alyson Kaplan, Nabeel Wahid, Brett E. Fortune, Elizabeth Verna, Karim Halazun, Benjamin Samstein, Robert S. Brown, Russell Rosenblatt – 17 July 2022 – Although sex and racial disparities for liver transplantation (LT) are known, it is unclear if disparities exist for patients with alcohol‐associated liver disease (ALD). We aimed to compare sex and racial/ethnic differences in mortality, LT listing, and LT rates in patients with and without ALD.

Standardized upfront Glissonean approach and liver hanging maneuver reduces bile leakage from the hepatic hilum in living donors

Kazuya Hirukawa, Yuki Masuda, Yuta Abe, Hiroshi Yagi, Sho Ibuki, Osamu Itano, Masahiro Shinoda, Minoru Kitago, Yasushi Hasegawa, Shutaro Hori, Masayuki Tanaka, Yutaka Nakano, Kentaro Matsubara, Hideaki Obara, Yohei Yamada, Tatsuo Kuroda, Taizo Hibi, Yuko Kitagawa – 17 July 2022 – Biliary complications after hepatectomy in living donors have yet to be eradicated.

Substance‐use simulation impairs driving capability in patients with cirrhosis regardless of hepatic encephalopathy

Chathur Acharya, Sara McGeorge, Andrew Fagan, James B. Wade, Hannah Lee, Velimir Luketic, Richard K. Sterling, Leroy Thacker, Jasmohan S. Bajaj – 16 July 2022 – Driving is independently affected by cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and alcohol/substance use, but their concomitant impact is unclear. We aimed to determine the impact of alcohol and other substances on driving‐simulator performance in cirrhosis with and without HE.

Use and outcomes of hepatitis B virus–positive grafts in orthotopic liver transplantation in the United States from 1999 to 2021

Saad Emhmed Ali, Philip Vutien, C. Andrew Bonham, Charles Landis, Paul Kwo, Carlos Esquivel, Mindie H. Nguyen – 16 July 2022 – The demand for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is projected to increase, which indicates a need to expand the liver donor pool. We aimed to investigate the use of hepatitis B virus (HBV)–positive grafts and the outcomes of recipients undergoing OLT with HBV‐positive grafts.

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