Liver Transplant Criteria List

• Cirrhosis with any decompensating event
  • Ascites
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy
  • Variceal bleeding
  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Jaundice
• Acute Liver Failure
• Liver Cancer
• Non-cirrhotic portal Hypertension
• Hepatology:
  • Abnormal Liver Enzymes
  • Benign and/or Malignant liver lesion
  • Viral/Autoimmune/Metabolic disease

Early referral for liver transplants highly desirable if

• Abnormal liver function tests
• Ascites
• Liver mass
• Portal hypertension
• Encephalopathy
• Jaundice

Relative Contraindications to Liver Transplant

• Inability to abstain from drugs / alcohol
• Inability to cooperate or comply with medical therapy
• Absence of consistent or reliable social support system

About Liver Transplants at INTEGRIS

INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute’s adult liver patient and graft survivals are consistently better than others in the nation.

• INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute surgeons have performed over 1300 adult and pediatric liver transplants since starting its liver program in 1992.

Liver Transplant Related Services Include:

• Adult and pediatric liver transplant
• Hepatobiliary (liver / pancreas) surgery
• Hepatic medicine clinic
• Liver cancer clinic
• Hepatitis C clinic
• Pediatric gastroenterology clinic
• Transplant-specific intensive care unit

Referral Criteria for Other INTEGRIS Transplants

• Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Criteria List
• Lung Transplant Criteria List
• Heart Transplant Criteria List

More Information On Our Liver Transplant Surgery Program

• See our liver transplant life expectancy statistics.
• Complete an online organ transplant referral form.
• Learn more about the Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, watch patient videos and interviews with our transplant surgeons on our Transplant Channel.