Who Needs a Liver Transplant?
Liver transplant surgeries are a complex surgical procedure wherein an affected liver is replaced with a new liver obtained from a deceased donor or a part of a healthy liver from a living person. Some of the most important functions of the liver are: Processes hormones, medications, and nutrition Produces bile juice which absorbs fats, fat-soluble vitamins and cholesterol Produces blood-clotting proteins Eliminates toxins from blood Enhances immunity Liver transplants aren’t usually recommended even by the top liver transplant hospitals in India as they are mainly used in cases where the patient suffers from cirrhosis or end-stage liver diseases. Liver failures may be acute or chronic, and can happen over a period of time or can even be sudden. However, chronic liver failure is the most common and happens over a period of years while acute liver failure ha...