Comparison of the results of liver transplantation for elective versus urgent indications

Liver transplantation for acute hepatic failure

“…According to the European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR), in a 13‐year period ending in 2001, the ELTR had a 1‐year graft survival of 60% and a 1‐year patient survival of 65% for all forms of AHF [46]. Other small studies have also determined that there is a worse post transplant patient survival after liver transplantation on an urgent basis [47]. In addition, it should be noted that as the stage of encephalopathy progresses (I to IV), patient survival subsequently worsens [2].…”

Adult living donor liver transplantation: living donation of the right liver lobe

“…Historically, right lobe LDLT was first performed in patients with fulminant liver failure or acute deterioration of chronic liver disease [5]. Several early reports, however, showed inferior results of LDLT for acute or acute-onchronic liver failure compared to full-size transplantation [7][8][9]. In contrast, recent results by Liu et al [10,11] demonstrate that LDLT, in an urgent situation, using extended grafts including the middle hepatic vein is quite successful.…”

Liver Transplant Recipients' First Year of Posttransplant Recovery: A Longitudinal Study

“…2005;15:345-352) and, although relatively rare in the research literature, socioeconomic and spirituality factors. 22 Some researchers have focused on successful health-related outcomes at particular transplant centers, 7,8,11,12 whereas others have addressed pretransplant and posttransplant risk factors such as age 1,3,9,18 ; duration of pretransplant disease 14 ; length of time waiting for an organ 23 ; elective versus emergency transplant surgery 24 ; and posttransplant chronic diseases and other health-threatening medical conditions. 25,26 Far fewer studies have used qualitative data to investigate liver organ recipients' posttransplant experience.…”