Aim: To analyze the results of the use of grafts from donors with the anti-HBc–positive serological marker in liver transplantation recipients. Methodology: Retrospective study with 64 liver transplantation recipients who received grafts from anti-HBc-positive donors, between January 2002 and December 2017, in a university hospital in Fortaleza, CE. Data collection was performed with a custom-made instrument ba...
Objective: Describe the main invasive fungal infections (IFIs) after kidney and liver transplantation at a referral center, as well as their evolution, treatment, and clinical features. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective, observational, descriptive, case series study involving IFIs diagnosed between January 2012 and December 2019 in kidney and liver transplant recipients. Results: Among 769 kidney t...
Objectives: To describe the first case of bariatric surgery (Vertical Gastrectomy - Sleeve) in a patient undergoing liver transplantation, for the treatment of grade III obesity and severe graft steatosis at the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio (HUWC). Methodology: After approval by the HUWC Ethics Committee, the following pre and postoperative data were collected from the chart: weight, height, body mass...
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients transplanted by Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by Cryptogenic cirrhosis and Hepatitis C virus. Method: A total of 45 patients were retrospectively analyzed between 2003 and 2015. Of these, 19 were patients who transplanted under the undetermined etiology of cirrhosis and CHC and 26 with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) + CHC infection. Four patients were e...
BACKGROUND: The Amazon region is one of the main endemic areas of hepatitis delta in the world and the only one related to the presence of genotype 3 of the delta virus. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the profile, mortality and survival of cirrhotic patients submitted to liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis delta virus and compare with those transplanted by hepatitis B virus monoinfection. METHODS: Retrospective,...
Objetivo: Avaliar o perfil dos pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático em decorrência de insuficiência hepática aguda (IHA) atendidos no Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio/UFC. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo retrospectivo, longitudinal, observacional, no qual foram selecionados os pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático no período de janeiro de 2003 a julho de 2015, em decorrência de insuficiência ...
Objective describe the multi-professional team’s perception of nurses’ competences in liver transplantation programs. Method: descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Participants were 12 professionals of the liver transplantation team of a reference hospital. For result interpretation, the thematic analysis technique was employed. Results: the professionals as...
Objective: To propose a clinical protocol model for nurses in liver harvesting for transplant. Methods: A descriptive study, qualitative in nature, held in Fortaleza, in the period from June to August 2014. Interviews were carried out and observing the work of nurses in a referral hospital in Ceará. The data was processed through the thematic analysis and provided the construction of the proposed Protocol pilot...
Objective: to describe the skills of nurses in outpatient liver transplant. Method: an exploratory study with a qualitative approach, with nurses working in liver transplantation clinic of a referral hospital through non - participant interviews and observation with use of thematic analysis technique. Results: the waiting period involves activities related to the reception, screening, nursing consultation, tech...
Objective: To analyze the influence of liver disease severity on the quality of life of patients before and after liver transplantation. Methods: A descriptive study with 150 liver transplant recipients over 18 years of age. Severity was assessed using Child and MELD, and the Liver Disease Quality of Life was administered. The t-test or Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the mean values of the domains, and a...