Liver transplantation in patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders
โ Scribed by Dimartini, Andrea; Weinrieb, Robert; Fireman, Marian
- Book ID
- 123389869
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0193-953X
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## WHAT IS ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE? A. Liver transplantation (LT) patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) often have the comorbid psychiatric disorder of alcohol dependence (AD). 1. Not all patients with AD will develop ALD. 2. Most, but not all patients, with ALD will be AD. 3. Approximately 75-
Although alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the most common indications for liver transplantation (LT), there are still unresolved controversies about the goals of treatment, the referral, evaluation, and selection of patients with ALD for LT, and their care after LT. It is uncertain whether th