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If complications cannot be controlled or when the liver ceases functioning, [[liver transplantation]] is necessary. Survival from liver transplantation has been improving over the 1990s, and the five-year survival rate is now around 80%, depending largely on the severity of disease and other medical problems in the recipient.<ref> [http://www.emedicinehealth.com/liver_transplant/page11_em.htmE-medicine liver transplant outlook and survival rates]</ref> In the United States, the [[Model for End-Stage Liver Disease|MELD score]] | If complications cannot be controlled or when the liver ceases functioning, [[liver transplantation]] is necessary. Survival from liver transplantation has been improving over the 1990s, and the five-year survival rate is now around 80%, depending largely on the severity of disease and other medical problems in the recipient.<ref> [http://www.emedicinehealth.com/liver_transplant/page11_em.htmE-medicine liver transplant outlook and survival rates]</ref> In the United States, the [[Model for End-Stage Liver Disease|MELD score]] <ref name="pmid2682175">{{cite journal |author=Cosby RL, Yee B, Schrier RW |title=New classification with prognostic value in cirrhotic patients |journal=Mineral and electrolyte metabolism |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=261-6 |year=1989 |pmid=2682175 |doi=}}</ref> is used to prioritize patients for transplantation. Transplantation necessitates the use of immune suppressants ([[ciclosporin]] or [[tacrolimus]]). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Transplantation
If complications cannot be controlled or when the liver ceases functioning, liver transplantation is necessary. Survival from liver transplantation has been improving over the 1990s, and the five-year survival rate is now around 80%, depending largely on the severity of disease and other medical problems in the recipient.[1] In the United States, the MELD score [2] is used to prioritize patients for transplantation. Transplantation necessitates the use of immune suppressants (ciclosporin or tacrolimus).
References
- ↑ liver transplant outlook and survival rates
- ↑ Cosby RL, Yee B, Schrier RW (1989). "New classification with prognostic value in cirrhotic patients". Mineral and electrolyte metabolism. 15 (5): 261–6. PMID 2682175.