Liver Transplant Evaluation and Assessment Guide
The assessment team
We fully appreciate that this can be a daunting time for you, your family and friends, so please do not hesitate to ask questions. Many professionals are involved in your care and are happy to help.
The members of our team include specialist doctors: hepatologists, hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgeons and anaesthetists. Depending on your medical needs, specialist reviews by alcohol and addiction specialists, psychiatry, renal, cardiology, respiratory, endocrine or palliative care may be necessary. The social worker, dietician, dentist, physiotherapist, pharmacist, pastoral care and liver transplant recipient coordinator will also see you during your evaluation. You will be given specialised information from many of these professionals.
In this guide:
- Information and contact details for the liver transplant hepatology team
- The liver - its function and anatomy
- Signs of liver disease
- Pre-transplant assessment and evaluation
- The assessment team
- Allied Health Services
- Palliative care
- Pharmacy—medications before your transplant
- Case discussion and assessment presentation
- Will I make the list?
- The liver transplant waiting list
- Model for End stage Liver Disease (MELD)
- Support Through Education Program (STEP)
- The Donor
- What happens when you are notified that a donor liver is available?
- The liver transplant operation
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient information
- The recovery period
- Pharmacy—medications after your transplant
- Rejection
- Donor family correspondence and information
- Glossary
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