Resources for Pros/Cons of Transplants for Diseases of Lifestyle

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Specializes in ICU and EMS.

I'm taking a Nursing Trends class this winter, and have been assigned a group project that must address the pros and cons of transplants for diseases of lifestyle (ex: liver transplants for alcoholics). We must have resources, although they do not have to be scholarly. I'm having a difficult time finding anything on this topic. Anyone have any ideas on where to look?

Thank you kindly!!

Specializes in CTICU.

What searches have you done? I did a quick one on google scholar searching "Liver transplant alcoholic" and got several articles. You could also try "lung transplant smoker/emphysema" or add "ethics" to the searches.

Should Alchoholics compete equally for liver transplantation? A.H. Moss, M Siegler - Bioethics: An Anthology, 2006

Predicting recidivism after orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease. RW Osorio, NL Ascher, M Avery, P Bacchetti, JP … - Hepatology, 1994.

Orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease. S KUMAR, RE STAUBER, JS GAVALER, MH BASISTA, VJ. Hepatology.

Liver transplantation for the alcoholic patient. MR Lucey - Gastroenterol Clin North Am, 1993

Alcoholic cirrhosis is a good indication for liver transplantation, even for cases of recidivism. GP Pageaux, J Michel, V Coste, P Perney, P Possoz, … - Gut, 1999 - Br Soc Gastroenterology

Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

try doing a search on the national guidelines clearinghouse for transplant guidelines (use the search box):

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