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1910648

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Liver transplantation has become a standard treatment for liver failure and is covered by Medicare. Transplantation has up to an 80% survival rate; however, the postoperative course can include many complications, a long hospital admission and the need for the involvement of many medical and therapeutic disciplines. Ideally, this is provided by a coordinated comprehensive rehabilitation program, but descriptions of this type of management are absent from the literature. This report describes the case of a 54-yr-old male with alcoholic cirrhosis who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation. His postoperative course was complicated, and he developed global weakness secondary to hepatic neuropathy with superimposed type II steroid-induced myopathy. Four months after the transplant he was unable to sit up in bed and was admitted to the rehabilitation unit. The patient required two subsequent admissions to the acute hospital for complications; however, close cooperation between the surgical transplant team and the rehabilitation team facilitated functional improvement and enabled discharge to home in less than 8 wk. At discharge, the patient was independent in bed mobility, transfers and self-care, and he was ambulating with contact guard. Medical issues, including evaluation, medications and possible complications in the rehabilitative phase are discussed.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0894-9115
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
242-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Inpatient comprehensive rehabilitation after liver transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports