Outcomes in liver transplantation: Does sex matter?

Autores de IIS La Fe

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  Marina Berenguer Haym

  Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Sarkar M
• Watt KD
• Terrault N

Grupos

• Hepatología, Cirugia Hepatobiliopancreática y Trasplantes

Abstract

A growing literature has highlighted important differences in transplant-related outcomes between men and women. In the United States there are fewer women than men on the liver transplant waitlist and women are two times less likely to receive a deceased or living-related liver transplant. Sex-based differences exist not only in waitlist but also in post-transplant outcomes, particularly in some specific liver diseases, such as hepatitis C. In the era of individualized medicine, recognition of these differences in the approach to pre and post-liver transplant care may impact short and long-term outcomes. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.

Keywords

• Liver transplantation; Sex; Women's health; Hepatitis C virus; Waitlist outcome; Quality of life; Liver allocation; MELD score