How Long Will My Liver Transplant Last?
posted by: garylws

Liver transplants can have excellent outcomes. Recipients have been known to live a normal life over 30 years after the operation.

According to the latest national average. The liver transplant survival rate is:

• one-year is 86.9%

• three-year is 77.9%

• five-year is 71%

Patients who receive livers from living donors have a slightly higher survival rate than patients whose livers came from deceased donors.

Remember, many factors come into play with these statistics. They represent ALL patients transplanted, including the very old, the very young, those who were critically ill and those with less severe liver problems at the time of transplant.

Transplant recipients directly contribute to the success of their transplant. Failure to comply with the immuno-suppression medical regimen is the number one cause of organ failure.

Close follow-up with your transplant team and primary-care physician can help ensure a good outcome. Careful attention to medication schedules, lifestyle changes, infection-avoidance techniques are all important ways to prolong one's life after transplantation.

Source: UNOS