Current status and actual need for pediatric liver transplantation in Southern Vietnam
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Tu Cam Nguyen
Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tu Cam Nguyen, Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital 2, 14 Ly Tu Trong Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel.: (+84) 909556063
Fax: (+84) 838291969
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAnnie Robert
Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique, Pôle d'épidémiologie et Biostatistique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorPhuong Van Ngoc Nguyen
Biostatistics, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorNgoc Minh Nguyen
Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorDinh Quang Truong
Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorPhilippe Goyens
Nutrition and Metabolism Unit & Laboratory of Pediatrics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorRaymond Reding
Pediatric Surgery and Transplant Unit, Saint-Luc University Clinics, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Tu Cam Nguyen
Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tu Cam Nguyen, Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital 2, 14 Ly Tu Trong Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel.: (+84) 909556063
Fax: (+84) 838291969
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAnnie Robert
Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique, Pôle d'épidémiologie et Biostatistique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorPhuong Van Ngoc Nguyen
Biostatistics, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorNgoc Minh Nguyen
Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorDinh Quang Truong
Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorPhilippe Goyens
Nutrition and Metabolism Unit & Laboratory of Pediatrics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorRaymond Reding
Pediatric Surgery and Transplant Unit, Saint-Luc University Clinics, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Liver transplantation (LT) has considerably improved the outcome of patients with end-stage liver disease, especially in children. The first pediatric LT in Vietnam was performed in 2004. To assess the current need for pediatric LT in Southern Vietnam, a total of 280 patients with chronic liver disease followed at Children's Hospital 2 (Ho Chi Minh City), the only pediatric LT center in this region, were evaluated from January 2009 to June 2014. Sixty-seven patients satisfied criteria for LT but only one transplant surgery occurred since 2009. Parental consent for LT was obtained only in 28.4% of patients. The main reasons for the small number of LTs were financial costs, far distance from home, lifelong follow-up and treatment, and shortage of organ donors. We conclude that the current need for pediatric LT in Southern Vietnam is high. Efforts should be made to develop the liver transplant program in this developing country.
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