Indications for liver transplantation in adults: Recommendations of the Austrian Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Transplantation, Transfusion and Genetics (ATX)

• Published in: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2016-10, Vol.128 (19-20), p.679-690
• Main Authors: Graziadei, Ivo, Zoller, Heinz, Fickert, Peter, Schneeberger, Stefan, Finkenstedt, Armin, Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus, Müller, Helmut, Kohl, Claudia, Sperner-Unterweger, Barbara, Eschertzhuber, Stephan, Hofer, Harald, Öfner, Dietmar, Tilg, Herbert, Vogel, Wolfgang, Trauner, Michael, Berlakovich, Gabriela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Austria; Consensus Report; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterology - standards; Health Care Rationing - standards; Humans; Internal Medicine; Liver Transplantation - standards; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Patient Selection; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Tissue and Organ Harvesting - standards; Tissue and Organ Procurement - standards
• ISSN: 0043-5325; 1613-7671
• DOI: 10.1007/s00508-016-1046-1

Summary Liver transplantation has emerged as an established and well-accepted therapeutic option for patients with acute and chronic liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. The disproportion between recipients and donors is still an ongoing problem that has only been solved partially over the last centuries. For several patients no life-saving organs can be distributed. Therefore, objective and internationally established recommendations regarding indication and organ allocation are imperative. The aim of this article is to establish evidence-based recommendations regarding the evaluation and assessment of adult candidates for liver transplantation. This publication is the first Austrian consensus paper issued and approved by the Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in cooperation with the Austrian Society of Transplantation, Infusion and Genetics.