%0 Journal Article
%T Early Intervention With Live Donor Liver Transplantation Reduces Resource Utilization in NASH: The Toronto Experience
%A Aloysious D. Aravinthan
%A Anand Ghanekar
%A Andrew S. Barbas
%A David P. Al-Adra
%A David R. Grant
%A Eberhard L. Renner
%A Gonzalo Sapisochin
%A Ian D. McGilvray
%A Leslie B. Lilly
%A Mamatha Bhat
%A Mark S. Cattral
%A Markus Selzner
%A Martin J. Dib
%A Nazia Selzner
%A Nicolas Goldaracena
%A Paul D. Greig
%J Archive of "Transplantation Direct".
%D 2017
%R 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000674
%X In parallel with the obesity epidemic, liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasing dramatically in North America. Although survival outcomes are similar to other etiologies, liver transplantation in the NASH population has been associated with significantly increased resource utilization. We sought to compare outcomes between live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) at a high volume North American transplant center, with a particular focus on resource utilization
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5464777/