Quality of life following liver transplantation.

Exploring of Living Donors’ Experiences Following Liver Transplantation: a qualitative descriptive study

Background and Objectives: The main challenge in liver transplantation is shortage of donor organs, and using living donor live transplantation (LDLT) has been considered as a new strategy. This study aimed to explore the concept of liver transplantation in living donors’ experiences after donating. Materials and Methods: A qualitative study with qualitative descriptive approach was co...

Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients

BACKGROUND It has been demonstrated in many studies that quality of life can be improved after liver transplantation in patients with liver disease. Nevertheless, quality of life improvement in specific groups of transplanted patients such as those with Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy has not yet been explored. The present study aimed to compare the change in quality of life following liver tra...

Recurrence of fatty liver disease following liver transplantation for NAFLD-related cirrhosis: Current status and challenges

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a major health problem worldwide. NAFLD is a continuum of disease ranging from mild liver steatosis to severe steatohepatitis, which will ultimately lead to end-stage liver disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. This disorder is considered as a silent liver disease. The metabolic syndrome and its components are accounted as the ...

ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN 50 PATIENTS WHILE UNDER HEMODIALYSIS AND FOLLOWING KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

The quality of life of 50 end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis was evaluated before and after kidney transplantation (KTx). Mean duration of the patients' hemodialysis was 3 years and mean postoperative period was 2.4 years when tested. Common problems of such patients such as depression, sleep disorders, energy pattern disruption, sex-life difficulties, and appetite dis...

Changes in quality of life following conversion from CyA to FK 506 in orthotopic liver transplant patients.