Current Status of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States.

Current Status of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States. Annu Rev Med. 2018 Oct 24;: Authors: Abu-Gazala S, Olthoff KM Abstract Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was introduced in response to the shortage of deceased donor liver grafts. The number of adult living donor transplants is increasing due to improved outcomes and increasing need. Advantages of LDLT include optimization of the timing of transplant, better organ quality, and lower rates of recipient mortality compared to staying on the wait list for deceased donor liver transplant. Donor safety remains the major focus when considering LDLT. Recent advancements have supported the increased use of LDLT to help decrease wait list death and improve long-term survival of transplant recipients. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Medicine Volume 70 is January 27, 2019. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates. PMID: 30355261 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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