Marijuana use among adult liver transplant candidates and recipients

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BACKGROUND: Data regarding marijuana (MJ) use among liver transplant (LT) candidates are limited. We set out to determine the incidence and pre- and post-LT outcomes of adult LT candidates with a self-reported history of MJ use.

METHODS: Baseline clinical characteristics, waitlist, and post-LT outcomes of adult LT candidates from January 2010 to March 2017 were compared.

RESULTS: Among 2690 LT candidates, 630(23%) and 298(11%) reported a history of MJ use and use within the past 12 months, respectively. Although the proportion of MJ users increased over time(β = .76, p = .03), the proportion listed and transplanted did not change. Listing for LT increased with male (OR 1.24, 95% CI 11.01-1.52), MELD score (OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.01-1.15), HCC (OR 1.83, 95% CI 1.39-2.41) but decreased among MJ users (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.50-0.91, p = .01). The median time to listing was longer among MJ users compared to non-users (115 vs. 87 days, p < .0005). Post-LT survival was similar in 83 MJ users and 306 non-users.

CONCLUSION: The proportion of MJ users among LT candidates is increasing. MJ users have a greater burden of psychosocial issues which may contribute to longer evaluations and lower rate of LT listing. Post-LT survival was not impacted by self-reported MJ use history.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Clinical transplantation - 35(2021), 7 vom: 07. Juli, Seite e14312

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Likhitsup, Alisa [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Naba [VerfasserIn]
Winder, Gerald Scott [VerfasserIn]
Hassan, Ammar [VerfasserIn]
Sonnenday, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Fontana, Robert J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Liver disease
Liver transplantation
Marijuana
Psychosocial evaluation
Substance use disorder

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Date Completed 22.07.2021

Date Revised 22.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ctr.14312

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323848273