[Availability of livers from cadaver donors in Hungary]. / Cadaver donorból származó máj elérhetösége Magyarországon.

The availability of cadaver livers for transplantation have been studied based on data recorded prospectively by authors. Between January 1, 1995 and August 31, 1995, 98 cadaver kidney donors were accepted in Hungary. Using well established selection criteria 52 of them could have been suitable for liver donation. Steatosis or cirrhosis of the donor livers have been considered most frequent causes of unsuitability for transplantation. Based on these data 70-75 cadaver livers could be transplanted yearly in Hungary that's enough to start a transplant program. The treatment of acute hepatic failure with transplantation seems to be uncertain because of unequal time and blood group distribution of donors. There are just few available cadaver livers for children therefore transplantation of reduced sized liver is needed.

[Organization of liver transplantation--role of the transplantation coordinator]. / A májtranszplantáció szervezése--a transzplantációs koordinátor feladatai.

The authors give a short overview about the background of the organisation of the liver transplantation and about the process of the "liver alarm". One of the most important work of the coordinator is to increase the number of organ donation. The other part of the preparation of liver transplantation is to create the recipient waiting list. The organisation of the "liver alarm" needs the work of two coordinators. The donor coordinator keeps contact with the donor hospital, harmonizes the travel of different transplant teams and organizes the organ explantation. In the same time, the recipient coordinator prepares the liver recipient for the liver transplantation and keeps contact with the donor coordinator in the donor hospital. If the donor liver macroscopically seems good for transplantation, the patient can be send to the operating room and the work of the anaesthesiologists and the surgeons starts.