Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia

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Title: Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia
Authors: Daniel Zamora-Valdes, Pilar Leal-Leyte, Peter T.W. Kim, Giuliano Testa
Source: Annals of Hepatology, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 480-486 (2017)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: LCC:Specialties of internal medicine
Subject Terms: Chronic liver disease, Liver transplantation, Living donor liver transplantation, Ssplit liver transplantation, Waitlist mortality, Specialties of internal medicine, RC581-951
More Details: Liver disease is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation (LT) is the most effective treatment for end stage liver disease. Available resources and social circumstances have led to different ways of implementing LT around the world. The experience with pediatric LT corroborates the hypothesis that a combination of surgical strategies can be beneficial. The goal of this manuscript is to describe the strategies used by LT centers in North America, Europe and Asia and how these strategies can be applied to reduce waitlist mortality and increase access to LT.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1665-2681
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310828; https://doaj.org/toc/1665-2681
DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.0271
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/1fae9c48d89d44df9b8cc6d647656e1c
Accession Number: edsdoj.1fae9c48d89d44df9b8cc6d647656e1c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16652681
DOI:10.5604/01.3001.0010.0271
Published in:Annals of Hepatology
Language:English