Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

Twenty-seven years ago, liver transplantation at Addenbrooke's Hospital was a very experimental procedure. It is now recognized as an accepted mode of treatment for end-stage liver failure. In the coming year, over 600 liver transplants will take place in the United Kingdom. All western European countries now have an active liver transplantation program and more than 17,000 liver transplants have already been performed. As results improve and the procedure becomes more readily and widely accepted, the donor shortage is likely to get worse, and will be only partially met by the introduction of split livers and living-related donors.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Clin Transpl

Publication Date

1995

Pages

171 - 176

Keywords

Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Biliary Atresia, Child, Cystic Fibrosis, England, Female, Hospitals, Urban, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Transplantation, Male, Middle Aged, Reoperation, Survival Rate, Time Factors, Tissue and Organ Procurement