Liver Transplantation
PRE LIVER TRANSPLANT
After the failure of all the treatment for chronic liver disease, the referring Physician/Gastroenterologists will refer you to the Liver Transplantation Centre to undergo evaluation for Liver Transplant. The Team conducts a wide variety of tests and procedures to determine the Liver condition.
TESTS AND PROCEDURES
Laboratory tests, including blood and urine tests to assess the health of your organs, including your liver:
• Imaging tests, such as an ultrasound of your liver
• Heart tests to determine the health of your cardiovascular system
RISK FACTOR THAT WILL PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING A LIVER TRANSPLANT
• Active Alcohol or Substance Use, Uncontrolled Infections, Advanced Heart or Lung Disease, Active or Advanced Cancer (Outside the Liver), Poor Overall Functional Status, Severe Obesity, Uncontrolled Psychiatric Illness, Failure to Follow Medical Advice
POSITIONING ON THE WAITING LIST
Our Doctors use results of liver function tests and all the Test results at the time of Evaluation to determine your prognosis and your place on the Liver transplant waiting list.
Your prognosis is sometimes called your Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score.
WAITING FOR A NEW LIVER
Waiting for a donor liver could be in months.
As you wait for a new liver, the doctor will treat any complications of your liver failure, to make you as comfortable as possible.
