Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation

BACKGROUND: End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). Alcohol relapse after LT can have detrimental outcomes such as graft loss and can contribute to a negative public perception of LT.

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Main Authors: Zamil Karim, Pongphob Intaraprasong, Charles H Scudamore, Siegfried R Erb, John G Soos, Elsie Cheung, Polly Cooper, Andrzej K Buzckowski, Stephen W Chung, Urs P Steinbrecher, Eric M Yoshida
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/596246
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description BACKGROUND: End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). Alcohol relapse after LT can have detrimental outcomes such as graft loss and can contribute to a negative public perception of LT.
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spelling doaj-art-9042f5eb219c446b96840cb52d8192ad2025-02-03T05:51:04ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-0124424525010.1155/2010/596246Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver TransplantationZamil Karim0Pongphob Intaraprasong1Charles H Scudamore2Siegfried R Erb3John G Soos4Elsie Cheung5Polly Cooper6Andrzej K Buzckowski7Stephen W Chung8Urs P Steinbrecher9Eric M Yoshida10Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Vancouver General Hospital and the BC Transplant Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Vancouver General Hospital and the BC Transplant Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Social Work, Vancouver General Hospital and the BC Transplant Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). Alcohol relapse after LT can have detrimental outcomes such as graft loss and can contribute to a negative public perception of LT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/596246
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Urs P Steinbrecher
Eric M Yoshida
Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation
title_full Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation
title_fullStr Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation
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title_short Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation
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