Survival 'excellent' following living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Patients in Japan who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for acute liver failure (ALF) were classified as having excellent outcomes, with ten-year survival at 73%. The findings suggest that the type of liver disease or treatment plan does not affect long-term patient survival following LDLT. Donor and patient age, however, does impact long-term outcome post-transplant.