Liver Transplant
Alternate Names : Hepatic Transplant, Transplant - Liver
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Liver Transplant: Expectations after Surgery
Liver transplants can save the lives of people who might otherwise die. Approximately 75% of patients survive 3 years or more after the transplant. The major problems with any transplant is:
- finding a healthy organ
- graft rejection
- life-long need to take immunosuppressive drugs, which weaken the body's ability to fight infections
- cost
The patient is encouraged to resume normal activities as soon as possible.
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