By Katie Burba
CHICAGO — Researchers reported a 262% increase in liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure in older patients from 2005 to 2021, with alcohol-related liver disease becoming the leading cause during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Data on liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in adults older than 65 years are currently limited,” Joseph J. Alukal, MD, assistant clinical professor in the department of internal medicine at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine, told Healio. Read more in Healio.