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As your link also says, in most areas, you can receive a liver for ALD; there's just a 6 month sobriety rule.
So we know:
- 6 months of sobriety increase odds of ongoing subsequent sobriety
- Sobriety improves LT transplant outcomes.
Many believe, without strong numerical evidence either way:
- 6 months of sobriety before procedure improves outcome of LT transplantation.
Fewer believe:
- A 6 month sobriety requirement is an unnecessary impediment to transplantation.
Your paper says:
"An interval of sobriety prior to LT is very desirable from a medical point of view. Abstinence may markedly improve liver function"
i.e. in many cases, if people could stop drinking, they might not even need the liver!
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As your link also says, in most areas, you can receive a liver for ALD; there's just a 6 month sobriety rule.
So we know:
- 6 months of sobriety increase odds of ongoing subsequent sobriety
- Sobriety improves LT transplant outcomes.
Many believe, without strong numerical evidence either way:
- 6 months of sobriety before procedure improves outcome of LT transplantation.
Fewer believe:
- A 6 month sobriety requirement is an unnecessary impediment to transplantation.
Your paper says:
"An interval of sobriety prior to LT is very desirable from a medical point of view. Abstinence may markedly improve liver function"
i.e. in many cases, if people could stop drinking, they might not even need the liver!