Transplant Q&A

Question: What are my chances of living if I have a liver transplant?

Answer: National statistics for children that have had liver transplants show that about 85% survive one year. After the first year, survival is about 98-99% each year. These numbers only apply to a group of people, not to one person. If we have a hundred people in a room and they all get a transplant, we can predict accurately that 85 of them will live for at least a year. Unfortunately, we can't tell ahead of time who will live and who will not. Keep in mind that liver transplants are only done for serious conditions that offer worse survival odds than a transplant.
-Jeffrey Punch, MD

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