TY - JOUR
T1 - Care of the liver transplant patient
AU - Bhat, Mamatha
AU - Al-Busafi, Said A.
AU - Deschênes, Marc
AU - Ghali, Peter
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To provide an approach to the care of liver transplant (LT) patients, a growing patient population with unique needs. METHODS: A literature search of PubMed for guidelines and review articles using the keywords "liver transplantation", "long term complications" and "medical management" was conducted, resulting in 77 articles. RESULTS: As a result of being on immunosuppression, LT recipients are at increased risk of infections and must be screened regularly for metabolic complications and malignancies. DISCUSION: Although immunosuppression is key to maintaining allograft health after transplantation, it comes with its own set of medical issues to follow. Physicians following LT recipients must be aware of the greater risk for hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, renal failure, metabolic bone disease and malignancies in these patients, all of whom require regular monitoring and screening. Vaccination, quality of life, sexual function and pregnancy must be specifically addressed in transplant patients.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To provide an approach to the care of liver transplant (LT) patients, a growing patient population with unique needs. METHODS: A literature search of PubMed for guidelines and review articles using the keywords "liver transplantation", "long term complications" and "medical management" was conducted, resulting in 77 articles. RESULTS: As a result of being on immunosuppression, LT recipients are at increased risk of infections and must be screened regularly for metabolic complications and malignancies. DISCUSION: Although immunosuppression is key to maintaining allograft health after transplantation, it comes with its own set of medical issues to follow. Physicians following LT recipients must be aware of the greater risk for hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, renal failure, metabolic bone disease and malignancies in these patients, all of whom require regular monitoring and screening. Vaccination, quality of life, sexual function and pregnancy must be specifically addressed in transplant patients.
KW - Liver transplant
KW - Long-term complications
KW - Medical management
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U2 - 10.1155/2014/453875
DO - 10.1155/2014/453875
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24729996
AN - SCOPUS:84902684892
SN - 2291-2789
VL - 28
SP - 213
EP - 219
JO - Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 4
ER -