Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	28044
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2016-06-27 15:49
Peer-Review Started	2016-06-28 08:16
To Make the First Decision	2016-08-04 16:08
Return for Revision	2016-08-05 09:08
Revised	2016-09-28 20:15
Second Decision	2016-10-28 11:17
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-10-30 17:01
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-11-02 16:07
Articles in Press	2016-11-02 16:07
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-12-05 14:30
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-12-14 14:32

ISSN	2220-3230 (online)
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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Time spent in hospital after liver transplantation: Effects of primary liver disease and comorbidity
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Chutwichai Tovikkai, Susan C Charman, Raaj K Praseedom, Alexander E Gimson and Jan van der Meulen
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Chutwichai Tovikkai, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCST, Clinical Effectiveness Unit, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, United Kingdom. chutwichai.tov@mahidol.ac.th
Key Words	Length of stay; Hospital stay; Comorbidity; Liver transplantation
Core Tip	Time patients spent in hospital in transplant admission and in later admissions after liver transplantation may reflect the success of liver transplantation. By analysing a linked United Kingdom Liver Transplant Audit - Hospital Episode Statistics database between 1997 and 2010, we found that average transplant length of stay (LOS) was 24.8 d, and mean LOS of all admissions in the first two years after transplantation was 24.2 d. Primary liver disease and comorbidities had a significant impact on LOS. Patients transplanted for cancer has shorter LOS compared to other indications. Cardiovascular disease and congestive cardiac failure were associated with increased LOS.
Publish Date	2016-12-14 14:32
Citation	Tovikkai C, Charman SC, Praseedom RK, Gimson AE, van der Meulen J. Time spent in hospital after liver transplantation: Effects of primary liver disease and comorbidity. World J Transplant 2016; 6(4): 743-750
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v6/i4/743.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v6.i4.743

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