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There is controversy concerning the priority to be given to patients requiring a liver transplant due to alcoholic liver disease (ALD).
The results of liver transplantation for ALD are as good as the results for non-alcoholics:
Return to drinking post-transplant is:
Because return to drinking is thought to be a bad prognostic factor most centres insist that potential recipients abstain from alcohol (NICE suggest abstinence for at least 3 months) before they are considered for a liver transplant.
Referral for consideration of transplantation
NICE suggest to refer patients with decompensated liver disease to be considered for assessment for liver transplantation if they:
For the nationally agreed guidelines for liver transplant assessment in the context of alcohol-related liver disease, see www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/about_transplants/organ_allocation/pdf/liver_advisory_group_alcohol_guidelines-november_2005.pdf
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