Sarah R Lieber, Alex R Jones, Yue Jiang, Prajwal Gowda, Madhukar Patel, Ben Lippe, Akhil Shenoy, Donna M Evon, Tami Gurley, Van Ngo, Mary Olumesi, Raelene E Trudeau, Alvaro Noriega Ramirez, Layne Jordan-Genco, Arjmand Mufti, Simon Craddock Lee, Amit G Singal, Lisa B VanWagner
INTRODUCTION: Psychiatric disorders after liver transplantation (LT) are associated with worse patient and graft outcomes, which may be amplified by inadequate treatment. We aimed to characterize the burden of psychiatric disorders, treatment patterns, and associated financial burden among LT recipients (LTRs). METHODS: IQVIA PharMetrics® Plus for Academics-a large health plan claims database representative of the commercially insured U.S. population-was used to identify psychiatric diagnoses among adult LTRs and assess treatment...
May 8, 2024: Liver Transplantation