Recent developments in liver transplantation

Transplant Proc. 1993 Jun;25(3):2191-4.

Abstract

The many developments that have occurred and continue to occur have also meant that the quality of life experienced by recipients of a successful graft is excellent, with more than 85% of patients returning to normal life and work (even having children). While long-term survival still occurs more frequently in favorable groups such as children with metabolic abnormalities or biliary atresia, results are still extremely good for adults, with 3-year survival figures after transplantation for cirrhosis in the order of 75%. These figures also continue to improve, and with the skill and enthusiasm that workers in this field display they seem destined to continue unabated.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine
  • Adult
  • Allopurinol
  • Child
  • Glutathione
  • Humans
  • Insulin
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Liver Transplantation / methods
  • Liver Transplantation / trends*
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Preservation
  • Organ Preservation Solutions*
  • Raffinose
  • Solutions
  • Tissue Donors / supply & distribution

Substances

  • Insulin
  • Organ Preservation Solutions
  • Solutions
  • University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution
  • Allopurinol
  • Glutathione
  • Adenosine
  • Raffinose