Resultados: 6

    The role of preoperative optimization of the nutritional status on the improvement of short-term outcomes after liver transplantation? A review of the literature and expert panel recommendations [Pré-print]

    Malnutrition is a known risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT). Malnutrition is a potentially reversible risk factor, though there are no clear guidelines on the best mechanism for an improvement. It also remains unclear if preoperative nutri...

    Guidelines for Hepatitis E & solid organ transplantation

    The incidence and prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has increased in many developed countries over the last decade. It has also been recognised that HEV infection can persist in immunosuppressed individuals, leading if left untreated to chronic hepatitis and significant liver fibrosis. Tran...

    Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

    J. Gastroenterol; 50 (4), 2015
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease in industrialized countries worldwide, and has become a serious public health issue not only in Western countries but also in many Asian countries including Japan. Within the wide spectrum of NAFLD, nonal...

    Summary of the British Transplantation Society guidelines for transplantation from donors after deceased circulatory death

    Transplantation; 97 (3), 2014
    The second edition of the British Transplantation Society Guidelines for Transplantation from Donors after Deceased Circulatory Death was published in June 2013. The guideline has been extensively revised since the previous edition in 2004 and has used the GRADE system to rate the strength of evidence an...