Hospitalization Before Liver Transplantation Predicts Posttransplant Patient Survival: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis
Leke Wiering, Robert Öllinger, Jochen Kruppa, Uwe Schoeneberg, Tomasz Dziodzio, Maximillian Jara, Matthias Biebl, Richard Dargie, Nathanael Raschzok, Wenzel Schöning, Dennis Eurich, Moritz Schmelzle, Igor M. Sauer, Johann Pratschke, Paul V. Ritschl – 11 March 2020 – In contrast to donor factors predicting outcomes of liver transplantation (LT), few suitable recipient parameters have been identified. To this end, we performed an in‐depth analysis of hospitalization status and duration prior to LT as a potential risk factor for posttransplant outcome.