Liver Transplant in Colombia.
Liver Transpl
; 25(4): 658-663, 2019 04.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30734995
Liver transplantation began in Colombia in 1979. It is one of the most active countries in this field in Latin America but has faced problems with the regulation and appropriate management of solid organ transplantations, including transplant tourism, which is a worldwide problem. There is a well-structured donation and transplant network regulated by the government in all the stages of the process. In 2017, the country was ranked fourth for the number of liver transplantations (LTs) performed in Latin America, after Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, with a rate of 5.6 LTs per million population. Current regulatory bodies were created to coordinate and provide transparency and equality to transplant recipients. This article describes the evolution, government commissions, assignation criteria, and current status of LT in Colombia.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Obtención de Tejidos y Órganos
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Trasplante de Hígado
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Turismo Médico
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Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Liver Transpl
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Colombia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos