Liver transplantation in Latin America: reality and challenges

• Main Authors: David Aguirre-Villarreal (Author), Maximiliano Servin-Rojas (Author), Aczel Sánchez-Cedillo (Author), Mariana Chávez-Villa (Author), Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro (Author), Juan Pablo Arab (Author), Isaac Ruiz (Author), Karla P. Avendaño-Castro (Author), Maria A. Matamoros (Author), Enrique Adames-Almengor (Author), Javier Diaz-Ferrer (Author), Erika Faride Rodriguez-Aguilar (Author), Victor Manuel Paez-Zayas (Author), Alan G. Contreras (Author), Mario R. Alvares- (Author), Manuel Mendizabal (Author), Claudia P. Oliveira (Author), Miquel Navasa (Author), Ignacio García-Juárez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Healthcare systems in Latin America are broadly heterogeneous, but all of them are burdened by a dramatic rise in liver disease. Some challenges that these countries face include an increase in patients requiring a transplant, insufficient rates of organ donation, delayed referral, and ineq...