Risk Evaluation and Recipient Selection in Adult Liver Transplantation: A Mixed-Methods Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liver transplant (LT) is the definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease. Limited resources and important post-operative implications for recipients compel judicious risk stratification and patient selection. However, little is known about the factors influencing physicians' assessment regarding patient selection for LT and risk evaluation.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods, cross-sectional survey involving Canadian hepatologists, anesthesiologists, LT surgeons, and French anesthesiologists. The survey contained quantitative questions and a vignette-based qualitative substudy about risk assessment and patient selection for LT. Descriptive statistics and qualitative content analyses were used.

Results

We obtained answers from 129 physicians, and 63 p

SUBMITTER: Vincelette C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12269329 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature