What are the benefits of liver transplantation

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My aunt has subacute liver failure, has been the effect of treatment is not very good, and later carried out a liver transplantation, greatly improving the survival time. Here are the benefits of liver transplantation.

What are the benefits of liver transplantation

First of all: in principle, when various acute or chronic liver diseases can not be cured by other medical and surgical methods, and the death is expected to be unavoidable in a short period (6-12 months), they are all indications for liver transplantation.

Secondly: at first, liver transplantation was only a life-saving process, but now, with the continuous development of surgical technology, the application of new immunosuppressants and the accumulation of clinical experience, the perioperative complications and mortality of liver transplantation decreased significantly, and the postoperative survival rate and survival time increased, greatly extending the life of patients.

Finally: the symptoms of liver disease lead to a serious decline in the quality of life of patients, or threaten the life of patients, also become one of the main indications of liver transplantation.

matters needing attention

Systemic examination before liver transplantation is mainly to evaluate the function of heart, lung, kidney and other important organs, mental state, nutritional status and infectious diseases. After the operation, the patients should pay attention to the nursing measures, use the medicine strictly according to the doctor's advice, and do not stop the medicine at will.