Liver Transplantation at KFSHRC: Achievement and Challenges
| Autor: | Mohamed Rabei Abdelfattah, Attallah Km, Faisal Abaalkhail, Al Ms, Burdelski Mm, Talal Algoufi, El Sheikh Ym, Mahmood Tz, Eldeen Fz, Al Ma, Bassem Hegab, Dieter C. Broering, Al Mi, Saleh Yz, Hamad Al Bahili, Hussien Elsiesy, Hasssan Hh, Y. Kamel, Abdo Ah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Saudi Arabia lcsh:Medicine Economic shortage Liver transplantation Liver transplants Living donor Living Donors medicine Humans Organ donation Child Intensive care medicine Retrospective Studies business.industry lcsh:R Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Hospitals Liver Transplantation Patient Outcome Assessment Transplantation surgical procedures operative business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 34, Iss 2, Pp 103-106 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0975-4466 0256-4947 |
| Popis: | The liver transplantation program at KFSHRC has been active since 2001. More than 450 liver transplants have been performed so far. The program evolved from adult cadaveric transplant to living donor and recently to pediatric and split techniques. The 1-year survival of patients for both pediatric and adult exceeded 90% and the 5-year survival of patients is more than 80%. Associated with this success are challenges that include: organ shortage, quality of organ harvested, inability to meet the growing national need, increased demand of resource to meet the need of the program, and lack of a collaborative national strategy in organ donation and transplantation. |
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