Illicit drug use and liver transplantation: is there a problem and what is the solution?

Summary Liver transplantation is indicated in carefully selected patients with alcohol‐induced liver disease. There has been less debate to date on the issues surrounding assessment of patients with an illicit drug history and outcome post‐transplantation. UK guidelines on assessment and selection h...

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Published inTransplant international Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 923 - 929
Main Authors Webb, Kerry, Shepherd, Liz, Neuberger, James
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2008
Subjects
guidelines
Humans
illicit drug use
Liver Advisory Group
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - diagnosis
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - surgery
Liver Transplantation
organ allocation
Patient Selection
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Substance Abuse Detection - methods
United Kingdom
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Summary:Summary Liver transplantation is indicated in carefully selected patients with alcohol‐induced liver disease. There has been less debate to date on the issues surrounding assessment of patients with an illicit drug history and outcome post‐transplantation. UK guidelines on assessment and selection have been agreed. Careful assessment and access to treatment should be considered.
ISSN:0934-0874
1432-2277
DOI:10.1111/j.1432-2277.2008.00724.x