Patterns of XXXX consumption after liver transplantation.

@entity1 @entity82 @entity5881 @entity1560 @entity167 @entity11728 @entity19354 @entity99
BACKGROUND: Uncertainty exists about the extent and consequences of a return to @entity167 consumption after liver transplantation for @entity5881 ( @entity5881 ). AIMS: To determine the prevalence and consequences of @entity167 consumption in @entity1 transplanted for @entity5881 . METHODS: A retrospective case controlled study of all @entity1 transplanted for @entity5881 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, between 1987 and 1996. RESULTS: Seventy @entity1 with @entity5881 were transplanted, of which 59 survived more than three months; 56 were interviewed. Twenty eight had consumed some @entity167 after transplantation; for the nine "heavy drinkers" ( @entity11728 ), the median time to resumption of @entity167 intake was six months and for the 19 "moderate drinkers" ( @entity19354 ) it was eight months. There was no significant difference in episodes of acute rejection or compliance with medication between those who were abstinent, @entity19354 , or @entity11728 . Histological evidence of @entity99 was common in @entity5881 @entity1 who had returned to drink. Mild @entity1560 was found in 1/11 biopsy specimens from abstinent @entity1 but moderate to severe @entity1560 and ballooned hepatocytes were seen in 3/5 @entity19354 and 2/5 @entity11728 specimens. Two @entity11728 @entity1 had early @entity82 . One @entity11728 @entity1 had died of @entity167 related complications. CONCLUSIONS: Moderate to heavy @entity167 consumption occurs in @entity1 transplanted for @entity5881 . @entity1 recall of abstinence advice is unreliable, and @entity1 return to @entity167 mainly within the first year after liver transplantation. Return to @entity167 consumption after liver transplantation is associated with rapid development of histological @entity99 including @entity82 .
