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. 2020 Apr 5;5:26. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.11.17

Table 3. Barriers for transplant centers on liver transplant in alcoholic hepatitis (18).

• Lack of center protocol
• Socio-cultural factors of the center and community
• Concern for relapse and poor compliance
• Selection of right candidates especially evaluation of psychosocial support
• Public perceptions with organ shortage
• Insurance approval
• No obvious barriers but center policy for not transplanting AH patients

AH, alcoholic hepatitis.