Pediatrics
Not just small adults: Pediatric liver transplant recipients need special care
A new review discusses important consideration when caring for children who have received liver transplants.
Jan 17, 2017
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Liver Transplantation
Psychology & Psychiatry
Young people with liver conditions face an elevated risk of depression and anxiety
Researchers have found that many teens and young adults with chronic liver conditions suffer from depression and anxiety, which can have considerable impacts on their emotional and physical health. The findings, which are ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many young children with liver failure die while waiting for a transplant or soon after receiving one
A new analysis reveals unacceptable mortality rates in young US children with chronic liver disease while they are on transplant waiting lists as well as after transplantation.
Oct 27, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many liver transplant candidates have deficits in physical activity that are missed by clinicians
A new study found that patients waiting for a liver transplant tend to be highly sedentary. Also, patients' self-assessments of their physical activity, and even their doctors' assessments, do not reliably indicate patients' ...
Oct 3, 2016
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Surgery
Brazil faces major challenges in liver transplantation
A recent analysis indicates that more than 1700 liver transplantations are performed annually in Brazil. While Brazil performs more liver transplant surgeries than anywhere else in Latin America and is third worldwide in ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Health
Medicaid expansion increased Medicaid enrollment among liver transplant recipients
Researchers have found that Medicaid expansion increased Medicaid enrollment among people who received liver transplants funded by commercial insurance. The findings are published inLiver Transplantation.
Jul 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fatty liver disease is common
Researchers have characterized the prevalence and risk factors of fatty liver disease in patients who undergo liver transplantation. The findings, which are published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association ...
Apr 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Steatosis in more than half of liver transplant recipients
(HealthDay)—Steatosis affects more than half of liver transplant (LT) recipients, although it is not associated with worse patient survival, according to a study published online April 5 in Liver Transplantation.
Apr 8, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treatment strategy protects children who receive liver transplants from hepatitis B-infected donors
Researchers have found that a prophylaxis treatment can prevent new-onset hepatitis B in children who receive liver transplants from donors who were previously infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) but had successfully cleared ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Other
Living liver donors satisfied with donation process says study
A study of living liver donors found donors were highly satisfied with the donation process. Findings published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, indicate most ...
Nov 13, 2015
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