Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	43338
Country	United States

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Women on the liver transplantation waitlist are at increased risk of hospitalization compared to men
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Jessica B Rubin, Marie Sinclair, Robert S Rahimi, Elliot B Tapper and Jennifer C Lai
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number NIA R03AG045072 NIA K23AG048337 NIDDK T32DK060414
Corresponding Author	Jennifer C Lai, MD, Associate Professor, Doctor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California – San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, UCSF Box 0538, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States. jennifer.lai@ucsf.edu
Key Words	Gender; Cirrhosis; Liver transplantation waitlist; Hospitalization; Readmission; Women
Core Tip	In this single-center study of patients on the liver transplant waitlist, women were significantly more likely to be hospitalized than men, and were hospitalized for a more days within one year. Among those who were hospitalized at least once, there was a trend toward higher rates of readmission among women compared to men. These gender differences were independent of underlying severity of illness, as measured by model for end- stage liver disease score, suggesting that perhaps traditional indicators of liver disease severity do not adequately capture all contributors to illness, such as non-hepatic comorbidities or socioeconomic factors, which may require acute inpatient care.
Citation	Rubin JB, Sinclair M, Rahimi RS, Tapper EB, Lai JC. Women on the liver transplantation waitlist are at increased risk of hospitalization compared to men. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(8): 980-988

Received	2018-11-08 03:31
Peer-Review Started	2018-11-12 02:32
To Make the First Decision	2019-01-07 03:11
Return for Revision	2019-01-08 03:02
Revised	2019-01-13 18:36
Second Decision	2019-01-18 11:29
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-01-18 23:08
Articles in Press	2019-01-18 23:08
Publication Fee Transferred
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-02-26 07:44

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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