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

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 th...

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Main Authors:	Daniel Zamora-Valdes, Pilar Leal-Leyte, Peter T.W. Kim, Giuliano Testa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:	Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:	Chronic liver disease Liver transplantation Living donor liver transplantation Ssplit liver transplantation Waitlist mortality
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310828

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spelling	doaj-1fae9c48d89d44df9b8cc6d647656e1c2021-06-09T05:53:24ZengElsevierAnnals of Hepatology1665-26812017-07-01164480486Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and AsiaDaniel Zamora-Valdes0Pilar Leal-Leyte1Peter T.W. Kim2Giuliano Testa3Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USASimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USASimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USACorrespondence and reprint request:; Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USALiver 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310828Chronic liver diseaseLiver transplantationLiving donor liver transplantationSsplit liver transplantationWaitlist mortality
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spellingShingle	Daniel Zamora-Valdes Pilar Leal-Leyte Peter T.W. Kim Giuliano Testa Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia Annals of Hepatology Chronic liver disease Liver transplantation Living donor liver transplantation Ssplit liver transplantation Waitlist mortality
author_facet	Daniel Zamora-Valdes Pilar Leal-Leyte Peter T.W. Kim Giuliano Testa
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title	Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia
title_short	Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia
title_full	Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia
title_fullStr	Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia
title_full_unstemmed	Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia
title_sort	fighting mortality in the waiting list: liver transplantation in north america, europe, and asia
publisher	Elsevier
series	Annals of Hepatology
issn	1665-2681
publishDate	2017-07-01
description	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.
topic	Chronic liver disease Liver transplantation Living donor liver transplantation Ssplit liver transplantation Waitlist mortality
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310828
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Fighting Mortality in the Waiting List: Liver Transplantation in North America, Europe, and Asia

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