Trasplante hepático en Chile: Aspectos generales, indicaciones y contraindicaciones (Documento de consenso) / General considerations, indications and contraindications for liver transplantation in Chile: A multicenter consensus development document
Rev. méd. Chile
; 136(6): 793-804, jun. 2008. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-490768
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ABSTRACT
Liver transplantation is an excellent therapeutic option for terminal liver disease. During the last decades the results of liver transplantation have improved significantly with a patient survival rate of nearly 90 percent at one year and 80 percent at 5 years of follow-up. The main indications for liver transplantation include: end-stage liver disease associated to cirrhosis, acute liver failure, and hepatic tumors (mainly hepatocarcinoma). The absolute contraindications for a transplant are less frequent than in the past, and include: severe co-morbidity (cardiac or pulmonary), sepsis, advanced HIV disease and extra-hepatic malignancy. This document presents a Consensus of the main groups performing liver transplantation in Chile, about its indications and contraindications. It also reviews general aspects of liver transplantation, including the selection and referral of liver transplant candidates, allocation of organs and the evaluation of severity of liver disease.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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Cirrhosis
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Digestive System Diseases
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Liver Cancer
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Liver Transplantation
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Liver Failure, Acute
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Alemana de Santiago/CL
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Clínica Las Condes/CL
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Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL