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Liver Complications

Liver Transplant

Contents
VA Policies & Notifications
Guidelines
Clinical Summaries
Clinician Tools
Case Studies
Journal Articles
Patient Education
Related Resources

VA Policies & Notifications

bulletSolid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Veterans Infected with HIV
Information Letter 10-2005-006, April 18, 2005

Guidelines

bulletManagement and Treatment of Hepatitis C Viral Infection: Recommendations from the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program Office
Hepatitis C treatment recommendations, October 2006

Clinical Summaries

bulletLiver Transplantation

Clinician Tools

bulletMELD Calculator
The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) is the formula currently used for liver allocation by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

Case Studies

bulletAdvanced Liver Disease Case Studies
These cases illustrate a number of areas that are actively being researched.

Journal Articles

bulletSummary report of a national conference: Evolving concepts in liver allocation in the MELD and PELD era
Olthoff KM, et al, Liver Transpl. 2004 Oct;10(10 Suppl 2):A6-22.
bulletComparative analysis of outcome following liver transplantation in US veterans
Austin GL, et al. Am J Transplant 2004 May;4(5):788-95.
bulletReport of the first International Liver Transplantation Society expert panel consensus conference on liver transplantation and hepatitis C
Wiesner RH, et al, Liver Transpl. 2003 Nov;9(11):S1-9.

Patient Education

bulletLiver Transplants
Patient click-through program on this Web site
bulletPatient Education Brochures
A variety of PDF brochures on living with hepatitis C
Related Resources
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