Women on the liver transplantation waitlist are at increased risk of hospitalization compared to men

• 作 者: Jessica B Rubin Marie Sinclair
• 机 构: DivisionofGastroenterologyandHepatology,DepartmentofGastroenterologyandHepatology,DepartmentofMedici
• 出 处: 世界胃肠病学杂志:英文版
• 发表日期: 2019年8期
• 关键词: GENDER CIRRHOSIS Liver transplantation waitlist HOSPITALIZATION READMISSION WOME
• 基金项目: NIA Grants for Early Medical and Surgical Subspecialists’Transition to Aging Research(R03AG045072,Lai),NIA Paul B.Beeson Career Development Award in Aging(K23AG048337,Lai),and NIDDK National Research

BACKGROUND Hospital admissions are common among patients with cirrhosis,but patient factors associated with hospitalization have not been well characterized.Given recent data suggesting increased liver transplant waitlist dropout among women,we hypothesiz