Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Without Alcohol Abstinence in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis With Original MELD Score ≥30

Hao-Chien Hung; Tsung-Han Wu; Yin Lai; Jin-Chiao Lee; Yu-Chao Wang; Chih-Hsien Cheng; Chen-Fang Lee; Ting-Jung Wu; Hong-Shiue Chou; Kun-Ming Chan; Wei-Chen Lee

doi:10.12659/AOT.951641

10 March 2026 : Original article

Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Without Alcohol Abstinence in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis With Original MELD Score ≥30

Hao-Chien Hung

^{BCDEF 1,2*}, Tsung-Han Wu

^{B 1,2}, Yin Lai

^{B 1,2}, Jin-Chiao Lee

^{B 1,2}, Yu-Chao Wang

^{B 1,2}, Chih-Hsien Cheng

^{B 1,2}, Chen-Fang Lee

^{B 1,2}, Ting-Jung Wu

^{B 1,2}, Hong-Shiue Chou

^{B 1,2}, Kun-Ming Chan

^{B 1,2}, Wei-Chen Lee

^{ABF 1,2}

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.951641

Ann Transplant 2026; 31:e951641

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Figure 1 Overall survival (OS) comparison produced by data obtained in Kaplan-Meier plots. (A) The OS period after transplant in recipients with or without pre-operative alcohol abstinence was comparable (P=0.908). (B) Recipients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) at presentation had shorter OS than recipients without HE at presentation (P=0.007).

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Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Without Alcohol Abstinence in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis With Original MELD Score ≥30

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