title: Liver transplantation in India.
abstract: Liver transplantation as an established form of treatment for end-stage liver disease has gained acceptance in India over the last 10 years. Liver transplantation in India has unique features that have contributed to the growth of both deceased donor and living donor transplantations of which living donor currently dominates the picture. Living donor contributes to 80% and deceased donor to 20% of the liver transplants currently performed in India. The majority of these transplants are performed within the private sector with public sector hospitals lagging behind significantly. This article gives an overview of the evolution of liver transplantation in India and the potential future challenges. Liver Transplantation 22 1019-1024 2016 AASLD.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation, Global Health City, Chennai, India.|National Foundation for Liver Research, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Gomathy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation, Global Health City, Chennai, India.|National Foundation for Liver Research, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Venugopal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kota
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation, Global Health City, Chennai, India.|National Foundation for Liver Research, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rela
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D019520:Living Donors; D017149:Private Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome