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. 2014 Mar-Apr;34(2):103-6.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2014.103.

Liver transplantation at KFSHRC: achievement and challenges

Mohammed I Al  1 , Faisal A Abaalkhail, Hamad Al Bahili, Almoutaz Hashim Abdo, Hussein A Elsiesy, Mohammed S Al  1 , Yasser M El Sheikh, Bassem S Hegab, Yasser M Kamel, Talal T AlGoufi, Hazem H Hasssan, Martin M Burdelski, Mohammad A Al  1 , Mohamed R Abdelfattah, Khaled M Attallah, Talat Z Mahmood, Yahya Z Saleh, Firas Zahr Eldeen, Dieter C Broering
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Liver transplantation at KFSHRC: achievement and challenges

Mohammed I Al et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2014 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The liver transplantation program at KFSHRC has been active since 2001. More than 450 liver transplants have been performed so far. The program evolved from adult cadaveric transplant to living donor and recently to pediatric and split techniques. The 1-year survival of patients for both pediatric and adult exceeded 90% and the 5-year survival of patients is more than 80%. Associated with this success are challenges that include: organ shortage, quality of organ harvested, inability to meet the growing national need, increased demand of resource to meet the need of the program, and lack of a collaborative national strategy in organ donation and transplantation.

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Indications for liver transplantation.
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Actuarial Kaplan-Meier graft and patient survival in DDLT, LDLT, and pediatric transplant (Peds LT) from 2001–2011).
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