UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Liver transplantation: need, indications, patient selection and pre-transplant care

Halliday, N; Westbrook, RH; (2017) Liver transplantation: need, indications, patient selection and pre-transplant care. British Journal of Hospital Medicine , 78 (5) pp. 252-259. 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.5.252. Green open access

[thumbnail of Halliday_Liver transplantation_pre transplant medical care_aam.pdf]
Preview
Text
Halliday_Liver transplantation_pre transplant medical care_aam.pdf - Accepted Version

Download (4MB) | Preview

Abstract

Chronic or acute liver failure and primary liver cancers can be effectively managed with liver transplantation. The range of indications for liver transplantation is increasing but there is a mismatch between the numbers of available donations and current needs. Specific criteria for listing patients exist but, at minimum, the predicted mortality without transplantation must exceed that with transplantation, coupled with a 50% predicted 5-year survival following liver transplantation. The risk posed by liver disease must be weighed against the risk of liver transplantation, considering the patient's comorbidities, age, nutritional status and behavioural factors in a complex assessment process. This article reviews current UK practice in the selection and care of patients being assessed for liver transplantation.

Type: Article
Title: Liver transplantation: need, indications, patient selection and pre-transplant care
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.5.252
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2017.78.5.252
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1557473
Downloads since deposit
345Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item