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Liver transplantation in alcoholic patients: impact of an alcohol addiction unit within a liver transplant center

  • Giovanni Addolorato*
  • , A Mirijello
  • , Lorenzo Leggio
  • , Anna Ferrulli
  • , C D'Angelo
  • , G Vassallo
  • , A Cossari
  • , Giovanni Battista Gasbarrini
  • , Raffaele Landolfi
  • , Salvatore Agnes
  • , Antonio Gasbarrini
  • *Corresponding author
  • Brown University
  • National Institutes of Health

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Abstract

Many concerns about liver transplantation in alcoholic patients are related to the risk of alcohol recidivism. Starting from 2002, an Alcohol Addiction Unit (AAU) was formed within the liver transplant center for the management of alcoholic patients affected by end-stage liver disease and included in the waiting list for transplantation. We evaluated retrospectively the impact of the AAU on alcohol recidivism after transplantation. The relationship between alcohol recidivism and the duration of alcohol abstinence before transplant was evaluated as well.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1601-1608
Number of pages8
JournalALCOHOLISM
Volume37
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Toxicology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

  • Alcohol Addiction Unit
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Alcohol Recidivism
  • Alcoholism
  • Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

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