Immunosuppression in adult liver transplant recipients: a 2024 update from the Italian Liver Transplant Working Group.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Advances in surgical procedures and immunosuppressive therapies have considerably improved the outcomes of patients who have undergone liver transplantation in the past few decades. In 2020, the Italian Liver Transplant Working Group published practice-oriented algorithms for immunosuppressive therapy (IT) in adult liver transplant (LT) recipients. Due to the rapidly evolving LT field, regular updates to the recommendations are required. This review presents a consensus- and evidence-based update of the 2020 recommendations.

Methods

The Italian Liver Transplant Working Group set out to address new IT issues, which were discussed based on supporting literature and the specialists' personal experiences. The panel deliberated on and graded each statement before consensu

SUBMITTER: Manzia TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature