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Original Article

Volume 17, Number 1, February 2024, pages 10-14

Alcohol Relapse After Early Liver Transplantation in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Forest plot of alcohol relapse post-transplant (early vs. standard).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. PRISMA flow chart.

Table

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Included Studies
 
StudyCountryStudy designPopulationOutcomeSample sizeMean age (years)Early LT patientsNo. of eventsLate LT patientsNo. of events
SAH: severe alcoholic hepatitis; ALD: alcoholic liver disease; LT: liver transplant.
Lee et al (2017) [12]USARetrospective studySAHAlcohol relapse4350.6174267
Herrick-Reynolds et al (2021) [13]USACohort studyALDAlcohol relapse1635288137511
Louvet et al (2022) [11]EuropeProspective controlled studySAHAlcohol relapse161-68239323