Status of Liver Transplantation in the Arab World

Khalaf, Hatem; Marwan, Ibrahim; Al-Sebayel, Mohammed; El-Meteini, Mahmoud; Hosny, Adel; Wahab, Mohamed Abdel; Amer, Khaled; Elshobari, Mohamed M.; Kamel, Rabab; Alqahtani, Mohammed Saad; Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed; Bashir, Abdulla; Hammoudi, Saeb; Smadi, Sameer; Khalife, Mohamad; Faraj, Walid; Bentabak, K.; Khalfallah, Tahar; Hassoun, A; Bukrah, Asem; Mustafa, Ibrahim

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“…It is reported that 18 transplants were performed per year from 2004 to 2013 with an estimated 11% related to HCV (unpublished data from Royal Medical Services). It is estimated that approximately 20 transplants are performed each year on average and specifically 18 in 2015 (expert input).…”

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Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in select countries—volume 4

Maaroufi

Vince

Himatt

et al. 2017

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

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Summary Due to the introduction of newer, more efficacious treatment options, there is a pressing need for policy makers and public health officials to develop or adapt national hepatitis C virus (HCV) control strategies to the changing epidemiological landscape. To do so, detailed, country‐specific data are needed to characterize the burden of chronic HCV infection. In this study of 17 countries, a literature review of published and unpublished data on HCV prevalence, viraemia, genotype, age and gender distribution, liver transplants and diagnosis and treatment rates was conducted, and inputs were validated by expert consensus in each country. Viraemic prevalence in this study ranged from 0.2% in Hong Kong to 2.4% in Taiwan, while the largest viraemic populations were in Nigeria (2 597 000 cases) and Taiwan (569 000 cases). Diagnosis, treatment and liver transplant rates varied widely across the countries included in this analysis, as did the availability of reliable data. Addressing data gaps will be critical for the development of future strategies to manage and minimize the disease burden of hepatitis C.

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Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in select countries—volume 4

Maaroufi

Vince

Himatt

et al. 2017

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

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“…In Australia, a developed country with a similar potential donor pool of approximately 700 versus 629 in the KSA, the conversion rate was 60%, resulting in 1328 transplanted organs in 2014. In comparison, there were only 260 transplanted organs in KSA in 2016, even though the KSA is one of the few countries in the Middle East in which the brain death protocol is supported medicolegally and 90% of DDLTs in the Arab world are performed in the KSA . As mentioned, the liver donor conversion rate is even worse.…”

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Liver transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sebayel¹,

Abaalkhail²,

Abbad³

et al. 2017

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The first liver transplantation (LT) in Saudi Arabia was performed in 1991; however, it was not until 1994 that the first structured LT program was launched. Until 1997, all LTs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were deceased donor liver transplantations. Programs performing LTs needed the authorization of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), which provides the essential support for organ procurement and allocation as well as regulatory support for organ transplantation in the country. Currently, there are 4 LT centers in the KSA. Three centers are in Riyadh, the capital city of KSA, and 1 is in the city of Dammam in the Eastern province. Pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) began in 1997, while the adult LDLT program started 4 years later in 2001. Currently, more than 2000 LTs have been performed by the 4 centers in the KSA. Over 50% of those were performed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh. The outcomes of these transplants have been comparable with the international standards. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of LT in KSA. Liver Transplantation 23 1312-1317 2017 AASLD.

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“…Between 1991 and 2013, there were 2140 liver transplants performed, and only 2 liver transplants were from deceased donors. 9 Tunisia had the highest rate of deceased-donor organ transplants in North Africa. In 2010, thirty of 132 kidney transplants (23%) were from deceased donors.…”

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“…Living-donor liver transplants were performed in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq. 6,9 In several Islamic countries of the Middle East, deceased-donor organ transplant was an established practice. In 2013, deceased-donor kidney transplants were performed in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Kuwait; deceased-donor liver transplants were performed in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon; heart transplants were performed in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon; pancreas transplants were performed in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait; and lung transplants were performed in Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Status of Liver Transplantation in the Arab World

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Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in select countries—volume 4

Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in select countries—volume 4

Liver transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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