RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Liver transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 83 OP 90 VO 54 IS 2 A1 William Carey A1 David Vogt A1 Thomas Broughan A1 Susan Stagno A1 Eugene Winkelman A1 D. Roy Ferguson A1 Robert Wyllie A1 Gerald Beck A1 Brenda Nelson YR 1987 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/54/2/83.abstract AB Seventeen patients received 19 orthotopic liver transplants at the Cleveland Clinic in the initial clinical phase of the liver transplantation program developed by a team of surgeons, gastroenterologists, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists, and social workers. The survival rate of 71% after a mean follow-up of six months is equal to that seen in other centers. The technical demands are high, and postoperative complications are many. The demands on limited resources, such as blood for transfusion, are modest. The quality of life among survivors has been, with two exceptions, excellent. The indications for liver transplantation are evolving. It is anticipated that this operation will be performed more often. Patients to be considered for transplantation need to be referred before they have deteriorated too much to be operated on.