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SM Journal of Hepatitis Research and Treatment

A Single-Center Experience with Liver Transplantation from Donation after Cardiac Death

[ ISSN : 2573-3672 ]

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Received: 15-May-2017

Accepted: 05-Jun-2017

Published: 12-Jun-2017

Research Article | Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Article DOI : 10.36876/smjhrt.1011

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Jiangfa Li¹#, Shoutang Zhou²#, Zhenghang Li¹#, Jianhua Gong¹, Junyi Wang¹, Jianchao Wang¹, Bo Li¹, Syed Abdul Tahir¹ and Songqing He¹,³*

¹Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
²Hepatobiliary Center, 302 Military Hospital, Beijing, China
³Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the first Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical university, Nanning, China

#authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

Songqing He, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the first Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical university, Nanning, 530021,China, Tel: +86 773 2809503; Fax: +86 773 2862270; Email: dr_hesongqing@163.com

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Terminal liver disease; Donation after cardiac death; Liver transplantation

Abstract

Background and Objective: Liver transplantation (LT) is an effective treatment method for terminal liver disease but is limited by a lack of donors. Donation after cardiac death (DCD) would effectively alleviate this shortage. Here we summarize our experience with LT using DCD in our hospital.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the mortality and adverse reactions of 13 patients who underwent LT for terminal liver disease and their donors in our hospital between November 2011 and August 2013.

Results: The surgeries were successful in all 13 cases. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were 92%, 85%, and 72%, respectively.

Conclusions: LT from DCD for patients with terminal liver disease will be an effective treatment method.

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Li J, Zhou S, Li Z, Gong J, Wang J, Wang J, et al. A Single-Center Experience with Liver Transplantation from Donation after Cardiac Death. SM J Hepat Res Treat. 2017; 3(1): 1011. https://dx.doi.org/10.36876/smjhrt.1011