Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Liver transplant is considered the gold standard for curative therapy for HCC when patients are not candidates for surgical resection or ablation. Because a subset of patients with HCC have a survival rate with liver transplantation that is comparable to that of cirrhotic patients without tumors, the ...

Introduction: Personality characteristics are believed to predict post-transplant adherence and outcome. However, data concerning the prevalence and type of personality disorders (PDs) among transplant populations are sparse. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and types of PDs among patients waiting for liver or kidney transplants, to compare the results obtained between the two groups and ...

Patients with cirrhosis frequently present with high serum ferritin and low transferrin concentrations, reflecting impaired liver function and inflammation. Recent studies have shown that transferrin and its saturation with iron are Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-independent predictors of mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis. The aim of this st...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to describe and compare mastery of health care management in adolescent (aged 14-17 years) and young adult recipients of a liver transplant (age ≥ 18 years) expected to transfer from pediatric to adult care settings. METHODS Fifty-two liver transplant recipients completed the Developmentally Based Skills Checklist, which asks how often patients i...

UNLABELLED Although some studies have examined the epidemiology of bloodstream infections after liver transplantation, they were based in single centers and did not identify bloodstream infections treated in other hospitals. METHODS We retrospectively examined a cohort of 7912 adult liver transplant recipients from 24 transplant centers using 2004 to 2012 International Classification of Disea...

INTRODUCTION Several skin disorders, immunosuppression-induced, have been described in transplant recipients. The aim of our study is to characterize the clinical spectrum of skin disorders and to compare the findings in liver and kidney transplant recipients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective descriptive study was conducted. Data were collected from the medical records of all liver and ki...

Herein, we describe the anesthetic management during the first combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT) performed in Korea. Though CHLT is a rare procedure, accumulating evidence suggests that it is a feasible option for patients with coexisting heart and liver failure. A 45-year-old female patient presented with severe cardiac dysfunction requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) supp...

The profile of liver disease admissions and associated deaths in a district general hospital was studied to determine whether patients with end stage liver disease are appropriately referred for consideration of liver transplantation. Admission details were provided by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) and their accuracy was assessed by case note analysis. According to OPCS, ...

OBJECTIVES We evaluated dobutamine stress echocardiography as an initial screening test for a cardiac evaluation before a liver transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively examined 111 liver transplant candidates who had undergone previous cardiac evaluation; 30 of whom had undergone a liver transplant. RESULTS Eighty patients (72.1%) completed a dobutamine stress echocardiography ...