Journal article
Increasing Incidence of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis as an Indication for Liver Transplantation in Australia and New Zealand
L Calzadilla-Bertot, GP Jeffrey, B Jacques, G McCaughan, M Crawford, P Angus, R Jones, E Gane, S Munn, G Macdonald, J Fawcett, A Wigg, J Chen, M Fink, LA Adams
Liver Transplantation | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1002/lt.25361
Abstract
The worldwide increase in obesity and diabetes has led to predictions that nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) will become the leading indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Data supporting this prediction from outside the United States are limited. Thus, we aimed to determine trends in the frequency of NASH among adults listed and undergoing OLT in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from 1994 to 2017. Data from the ANZ Liver Transplant Registry were analyzed with patients listed for fulminant liver failure, retransplantation, or multivisceral transplants excluded. Nonparametric trend, Spearman rank correlation, and regression analysis were used to assess trends in etiologies of..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Luis Calzadilla-Bertot was awarded a scholarship from the Liver Foundation of Western Australia.