Duke University Hospital has nation ' s best outcomes for adult liver transplants
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Sarah Avery
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Duke University Hospital has the nation's best outcomes for adult liver transplants from deceased donors, according to data from 2016.
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Duke patients move from waiting list to transplant faster than national average
ContentDuke ' s transplant center, which in 1986 became the first in North Carolina to provideliver transplants, is among the nation ' s most efficient centers. It moves patients from the waiting list to transplant more than 2.5 times faster than the national average. " That ' s an important statistic because about one-fourth of patients listed throughout the nation die without getting a transplant, " saidDr. Stuart Knechtle, MD, a liver transplant specialist at Duke. Knechtle said Duke performed 98 liver transplants last year – the most in North Carolina.
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Survival rates among nation's best
ContentSurvival rates at Duke are also among the nation ' s best. Measured at one and three years, survival for adults who received deceased-donor livers at Duke is higher than at other centers in the United States." The chance of having a successful liver transplant is greatest at Duke compared to other centers in the country, " Knechtle said.Liver transplant is an option for people with end-stage liver disease, cancer and organ failure.Duke has been a pioneer in solid organ transplantation since establishin...
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