Alyson J. Kaplan

Reply: Estimating the cost of liver transplantation

Alyson J. Kaplan, Sharon E. Klarman, Adam Winters, Michael S. Kriss et autres

We thank Drs Lankarani and Lankarani for their thoughtful correspondence regarding our recent review on the rising cost of liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. Their comments highlight meaningful dimensions of transplant economics, including system-level perspectives, equity considerations, and international experiences. …

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Superior Survival of Living Donor Liver Transplant in the Modern Era of Perfusion Technology

Yanik J. Bababekov, Carlos Pablo Quintanilha Gonçalves, Alyson J. Kaplan, Fred Gordon et autres

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Alcohol Relapse After Liver Transplantation: Advances in Risk Stratification, Biomarker Integration, and Post-transplant Care

Vincent Pedulla, Alyson J. Kaplan

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is now the primary indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. While outcomes after LT for ALD are generally excellent, the possibility of post-LT alcohol relapse raises ongoing clinical, ethical, and psychosocial challenges. Relapse is shaped …

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237. Beyond SALT: Integrated Assessment and Clinical Care for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease at Tufts Alcohol Multidisciplinary Management (TAMM) Clinic

Laura Samander, Allison L. Rhodes, Kathryne Adams, Alyson J. Kaplan et autres

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Social Drivers of Health and Cognition in Cirrhosis: A Scoping Review

Niharika Gummaraj Srinivas, S. Wijethunga, Alyson J. Kaplan, Fredric David Gordon et autres

Social drivers of health (SDOH) play a critical role in influencing health outcomes, including those related to cognitive dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis. Cognitive dysfunction, which can significantly impact the quality of life and health outcomes in patients with cirrhosis, may be …

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Impact of Alcohol Use on Nonalcohol-Related Liver Diseases

Hanna L. Blaney, Ade Waterman, Alyson J. Kaplan

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Prognostic communication in decompensated cirrhosis: Supporting the caregiver as a core component of care

Seren M. Gedallovich, Alyson J. Kaplan

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s new transplant program requirements may unintentionally limit access

Alyson J. Kaplan, Sharon E. Klarman, James John Pomposelli

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Accuracy of the “Surprise Question” in predicting 90-day mortality among hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Margaret Selesky, Lucinda Li, Chengbo Zeng, Justin S. Yun et autres

Background: The long-term goal of chronic hepatitis B research is a functional cure (HBsAg seroclearance). Although currently used nucleos(t)ide analogs can efficiently inhibit viral replication, they do not reduce viral RNAs or proteins produced from covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), and rarely …

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Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Achieve Equity in Liver Transplantation: Moving From Identification to Implementation

Elizabeth S. Aby, Alyson J. Kaplan

Health disparities in the liver transplantation (LT) care cascade are well-described. Disparities exist from referral to waitlisting and extend to posttransplant patient and graft outcomes.1 The underlying causes of these disparities are complex and multifaceted. Social determinants of health (SDOH), such as …

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Prognostic Communication, Symptom Burden, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life Among Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis

John Donlan, Alyson J. Kaplan, Alan Noll, Kedie Pintro et autres

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Psychological Distress Is Prevalent and Interdependent Among Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis and Their Caregivers

Nneka N. Ufere, Chengbo Zeng, John Donlan, Daniel Shalev et autres

INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the interdependence of psychological distress among patients with decompensated cirrhosis and their caregivers. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we examined the interdependence of psychological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) among 127 patient-caregiver dyads using Actor-Partner Interdependence …

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