Some discussions of the liver transplatation
- Author:
Son Kim Do
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
liver transplantation
- MeSH:
liver;
Liver Transplantation
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;263(9):1-5
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
33 years ago, since the first liver transplantation was performed by STARZL, until now transplantation has travel a long road technical, legal, sociological development. There are now, more than 30,000 liver transplantations having been performed throughout the world. The results has improved since the introduction of cyclosporin. The long-term survival rate are approximately 70-80% at 1 year, 60-70% at 5 years. Some of the patients have now survival for over 20 years-long-term surviving liver transplan patients have a better quality of life. Nervertheless there are the problems limiting the development of liver transplantation: - the inadequate supply of donor organ. - The legal, sociological, ethical and cost effectiveness
