Depression, Resource Utilization, and Outcomes Following Liver Transplant

Conclusion:
Inadequately treated depression led to increased health-care resource utilization. Patients with adequately treated depression had similar outcomes as those with no depression. Use of sleep aids early post-LTX may be a surrogate indicator of inadequately treated depression.

Source: Progress in Transplantation - September 4, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Sebaaly, J. C., Fleming, J., Pilch, N., Meadows, H., Finn, A., Chavin, K., Baliga, P., Bratton, C. F., McGillicuddy, J. W., Nadig, S., Taber, D. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research