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  • Transplantation Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a growing cause of liver transplantation globally.
  • Understanding recipient life expectancy is crucial for allocating scarce donor organs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To calculate life expectancies for NASH patients post-liver transplant.
  • To stratify life expectancy by key risk factors.
  • To examine survival trends over time.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 6635 NASH liver transplant recipients from the US OPTN database (2002-2018).
  • Utilized Cox proportional hazards regression and life table methods.
  • Stratified survival by pre- and post-transplant factors.

Main Results:

  • Key survival factors include age, diabetes, hepatic encephalopathy, pre-transplant dialysis, employment status, hospitalization, ventilator support, and length of stay.
  • Survival improved by approximately 4.5% annually in the first year post-transplant.
  • No significant survival improvement was observed after the first post-transplant year.

Conclusions:

  • NASH liver transplant recipients have substantially reduced life expectancy compared to the general population.
  • Prognosis varies based on recipient age, medical comorbidities, and post-transplant course.
  • While early post-transplant survival has improved, long-term outcomes require further investigation.