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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
Acute liver failure (ALF) counts for 9%-11% of activity in leading liver transplant programs. We have summarized the Hungarian Liver Transplant Program experience for ALF among 412 consecutive orthotopic liver transplantations (OLTs). All OLTs were performed without an extended international donor background. The proportion of ALF among the indications for OLT was lower (5.8% vs 9%) and early mortality higher than the European Liver Transplant Registry (1 year cumulative patients survival is 70% in ELTR vs 60% in the HU LT Program). The waiting time for a donor was longer than expected in the Eurotransplant community. Regarding postoperative complications, there was a higher incidence of initial poor function, bacterial infection, sepsis, and multiorgan failure. We conclude that ALF can be managed with reasonable results but requires an extended donor pool with an integrated international network to improve postoperative morbidity and mortality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1873-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1278-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Child, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Hungary, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Liver Failure, Acute, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Multiple Organ Failure, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Primary Graft Dysfunction, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Program Evaluation, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Sepsis, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Tissue Donors, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Waiting Lists, pubmed-meshheading:21620110-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Liver transplantation for acute liver failure: the Hungarian experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinic of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. abnemes@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article