What early response criteria and timeframe do you use to declare corticosteroid non-response and move to expedited transplant listing in patient with acute severe AIH without encephalopathy?
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In your practice, do you wait less than or more than 7 days before proceeding with liver transplant listing?
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Hepatology · UChicago Medicine
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I would administer the corticosteroid as an IV to remove the possibility of absorption issues. However, I would wait for a total of 5-7 days before moving on to expedited transplant listing, provided there is no worsening of the liver failure in the interim.
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