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Author Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee.

Title Superspecialty service guidelines for liver transplantation services / a report by the Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
Published Canberra : The Committee, c1995

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Description xvi, 61 pages ; 30 cm
Contents 1. Current technology, future developments and ethical issues -- 1.1. Liver transplantation in Australia -- 1.2. Current technology -- 1.2.1. Transplantation procedures -- 1.2.2. Immunosuppression -- 1.2.3. Artificial liver technology -- 1.2.4. Organ donation -- 1.2.5. Ethical conservations -- 1.3. Recommendations -- 2. Caseload considerations -- 2.1. Current Australian caseload -- 2.2. Projected national caseload -- 2.3. Outcomes and quality of life -- 2.4. Costs -- 2.4.1. Long-term care -- 2.4.2. Immunotherapy -- 2.4.3. Additional costs -- 2.4.4 Cost-effectiveness -- 2.5. Caseload and distribution of units -- 2.6. Recommendations -- 3. Patient selection criteria -- 3.1. Indications for liver transplantation -- 3.2. Malignancy -- 3.3. Alcoholic cirrhosis -- 3.4. Hepatitis -- 3.5. Contraindications -- 3.6. Paedeatric indications -- 3.7. Conclusions -- 3.8. Recommendations -- 4. Organistion of services -- 4.1. Organ donations -- 4.2. Logistics of the transplant operation -- 4.3. Access -- 4.4. Funding -- 4.5. Data collection -- 4.6. Recommendations -- 5. Resource requirements -- 5.1. Staff requirements -- 5.1.1. Surgical staff -- 5.1.2. Support staff -- 5.2. Bed requirements -- 5.3. Operating room and equipment -- 5.4. Testing requirements -- 5.5. Recommendations -- 6. Paediatric liver transplantation -- 6.1. Treatment of very young children -- 6.2. Technical problems -- 6.3. Pre- and post-operative care -- 6.4. Caseload -- 6.5. Recommendations -- appendix 1. Organ donation for liver transplantation in Australia -- appendix 2. Activity levels and Australian liver transplantation units-- appendix 3. Influences on demand for liver transplantation services.V.req
Notes "This report was prepared by ... (AHTAC) at the request of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council ..."--verso of t.p
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 57-61
Notes Australian Health Ministers' Conference 1995
Subject Liver -- Transplantation -- Standards -- Australia.
Liver -- Transplantation -- Standards.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Australia.
Author Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council.