766500login-checkEmergency Liver Transplant Effective for Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure |
— 1-year survival reached 78% for patients who received an emergency transplant
By Mike Bassett
BOSTON — Prioritizing emergency liver transplantation for patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) resulted in relatively good survival outcomes, according to a U.K. study presented here.
Among 39 critically ill patients who were able to undergo emergency transplant, survival reached 85% at a median follow-up of 171 days, with a 1-year survival rate of 78%, reported William Bernal, MD, of King’s College Hospital in London. Read the full article in MedPage Today.
766500login-checkEmergency Liver Transplant Effective for Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure |