Active Smoking Before Liver Transplantation in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: Risk Factors and Outcomes

Tobacco use is more prevalent among alcohol liver disease (ALD) transplant patients and exerts harmful effects to the patient and to the graft. The aims of this study were to examine the impact of smoking status (nonsmoker, ex-smoker, active smoker) on patient survival and clinical outcomes, and to...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel López-Lazcano, Antoni Gual, Jordi Colmenero, Elsa Caballería, Anna Lligoña, Miquel Navasa, Gonzalo Crespo, Eva López, Hugo López-Pelayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/9/2710