Is liver transplant for alcohol-related end-stage liver disease appropriate?

被引:3
作者
Bailey, Deborah [1 ]
Pathak, Samir [2 ]
Ahmad, Niaz [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Med, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[2] St James Univ Hosp, Dept Hepatobiliary & Transplant Surg, Leeds LS9 7TF, W Yorkshire, England
关键词
RESPONSIBILITY; ALLOCATION;
D O I
10.12968/hmed.2013.74.8.439
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Every year patients die from end-stage liver disease while they are on the waiting list to receive a liver transplant because of the shortage of available organs. Should patients with alcohol-related end-stage liver disease compete equally for access to this scarce resource?
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页码:439 / 442
页数:4
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