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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LIVER TRANSPLANTATION UNIT
Information manual for liver transplant recipients and their families
January 2004

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • SECTION 1: HOW THE LIVER WORKS
  • SECTION 2: ASSESSMENT
  • SECTION 3: NUTRITION IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
  • SECTION 4: INFORMATION YOU MIGHT NEED
  • SECTION 5: WAITING FOR THE TRANSPLANT
  • SECTION 6: THE RIGHT DONOR FOR YOU
  • SECTION 7: PREPARATION FOR SURGERY
  • SECTION 8: THE TRANSPLANT ITSELF
  • SECTION 9: AFTER SURGERY
  • SECTION 10: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
  • SECTION 11: INFECTION
  • SECTION 12: REJECTION
  • SECTION 13: NUTRITION FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
  • SECTION 14: RECURRENCE OF ORIGINAL DISEASE
  • SECTION 15: DRUGS USED IN TRANSPLANTATION
  • SECTION 16: PATIENT INFORMATION ABOUT DRUG TRIALS
  • SECTION 17: OTHER POST-TRANSPLANT PROBLEMS
  • SECTION 18: OUTPATIENT VISITS
  • SECTION 19: FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL CARE
  • SECTION 20: TRAVEL
  • SECTION 21: VACCINATIONS
  • SECTION 22: AFTER DISCHARGE
  • Appendix A: Glossary
  • Appendix B: Contact numbers