Superspecialty service guidelines for liver transplantation services / a report by the Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
- Bib ID:
- 2781525
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
- Description:
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- Canberra : The Committee, c1995
- xvi, 61 p. ; 30 cm.
- Full contents:
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- 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:
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- "This report was prepared by ... (AHTAC) at the request of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council ..."--verso of t.p.
- Bibliography: p. 57-61.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
- Terms of Use:
- Australian Health Ministers' Conference 1995.
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