Medical interventions to prevent graft rejection after liver transplantation

Liver transplantation is the main treatment option for people with severe, advanced liver disease, but it ’s a challenging procedure that can lead to serious complications. The Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group has produced several reviews to look at the evidence to help overcome these, and a new review from March 2017 examines immunosuppressive therapy to prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted liver. We asked the lead author, Kurinchi Gurusamy from the UCL Medical School in London in the UK to tell us what they found.
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: podcasts