Journal article
Cooperation with community-based hospital and liver transplant program: a regional questionnaire-based survey on referring indications
Kanzo, Vol.54(3), pp.211-213
2013
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.54.211
Abstract
We conducted a questionnaire-based survey on referral indications for liver transplantation. Questionnaire was sent to each regional clinics/hospitals that has referred at least one liver transplant candidate to our institution in the past. Two hundred and fifty-two such clinics/hospitals were identified. Among them,103 (40.8%) returned their responses. The majority were hepatologists (47%), followed by gastroenterologists (29%) and surgeons (18%). Responders mainly dealt with chronic liver diseases, with a median volume (IQR) of 960 (360-1920) outpatient clinic visits per year. However, as less as two patients per year who may be considered indicated for liver transplantation were encountered in average. Seventy-six percent felt that Child-Pugh-Turcotte score 210 was threshold for referral. This survey revealed that opportunity for primary physicians to experience patients eligible for liver transplantation may be very much limited. Continuing effort is necessary to disseminate practical clinical knowledge on liver transplantation to hepato-gastroenteorlogy specialists in Japan. © 2013 The Japan Society of Hepatology.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cooperation with community-based hospital and liver transplant program: a regional questionnaire-based survey on referring indications
- Creators
- Noriyo YamashikiYasuhiko SugawaraSumihito TamuraJunichi KanekoJunichi TogashiTomohiro TanakaNorihiro Kokudo
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Kanzo, Vol.54(3), pp.211-213
- DOI
- 10.2957/kanzo.54.211
- ISSN
- 0451-4203
- eISSN
- 1881-3593
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2013
- Academic Unit
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359684302771
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