Publications by authors named "Verulo Muniz-Toledo"
[Experience in liver transplantation (1996-2011) at the UMAE, General Hospital Gaudencio González Garza, National Medical Center La Raza, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico City, D.F].
José Mariano Hernández-Domínguez Alberto Holm-Corzo Marlene Santos-Caballero Miguel Angel Porras-Ramos Pedro Gómez-Casanova
Rev Invest Clin
September 2011
Article Synopsis
- The General Hospital CMN La Raza performed 40 adult and 22 pediatric liver transplants from 1996 to 2011, primarily using deceased donors for adults (100%) and a mix of deceased (60%) and living donors (40%) for children.
- The main reasons for liver transplants in adults included cirrhosis from chronic hepatitis C (47.5%) and alcohol abuse (15%), while biliary atresia (60%) was the primary reason for children.
- The survival rates improved after 2004, with overall survival rates at 1, 5, and 10 years being 41.5%, 27.2%, and 13.6%, respectively, and a median survival of