Liver Transplant Candidate Unsuitability: A Review of the British Columbia Experience

Jaber Alali; Alnoor Ramji; Jin K Ho; Charles H Scudamore; Siegfried R Erb; Elsie Cheung; Bina Kopit; Clare A Bannon; Stephen W Chung; John G Soos; Andrezj K Buczkowski; Eileen M Brooks; Urs P Steinbrecher; Eric M Yoshida

doi:10.1155/2006/879103

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2006)

Liver Transplant Candidate Unsuitability: A Review of the British Columbia Experience

Jaber Alali,
Alnoor Ramji,
Jin K Ho,
Charles H Scudamore,
Siegfried R Erb,
Elsie Cheung,
Bina Kopit,
Clare A Bannon,
Stephen W Chung,
John G Soos,
Andrezj K Buczkowski,
Eileen M Brooks,
Urs P Steinbrecher,
Eric M Yoshida

Affiliations

Jaber Alali: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Alnoor Ramji: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jin K Ho: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Charles H Scudamore: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
Siegfried R Erb: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
Elsie Cheung: British Columbia Transplant Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bina Kopit: Department of Social Work, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
Clare A Bannon: British Columbia Transplant Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Stephen W Chung: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
John G Soos: Department of Clinical Psychology, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
Andrezj K Buczkowski: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
Eileen M Brooks: British Columbia Transplant Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Urs P Steinbrecher: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Eric M Yoshida: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/879103
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 95 – 99

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Every centre has contraindications to liver transplantation and declares patients unsuitable for medical or nonmedical reasons. To date, there has been no published review of any centre’s experience.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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