Elevated Fasting Plasma Glucose before Liver Transplantation is Associated with Lower Post-Transplant Survival

摘要

BackgroundThe risk of liver cirrhosis is higher among individuals with diabetes mellitus, and a cirrhotic patient with diabetes may have a poorer prognosis after liver transplantation compared to a patient without diabetes. Thus, we evaluated whether fasting plasma glucose prior to receiving a liver transplant was a prognostic factor for post-transplant survival.