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ArticleCanadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie2007

Barriers preventing liver transplantation in Canadians with HIV-infection--perceptions of HIV specialists.

Curtis L Cooper, Joanne DeForest, John Gill, Richard Lalonde, Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Co-Infection Core Group

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Article in Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Liver transplantation trends in the HIV population.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2011
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  3. Article
  4. Solid organ transplantation and HIV: A changing paradigm.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2008
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  5. Barriers to hepatitis C virus treatment in a Canadian HIV-hepatitis C virus coinfection tertiary care clinic.Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Curtis L CooperUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. ccooper@ottawahospital.on.ca
Joanne DeForest
John Gill
Richard Lalonde
Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Co-Infection Core Group
University of Calgary · CAMcGill University · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver transplantation is a life-saving procedure with demonstrated utility. There are accumulating data indicating that this procedure is helpful in HIV-infected patients as well. Liver transplantation is currently largely unavailable to those living with HIV in Canada. Understanding the obstacles to this procedure is the first step to increasing access. Between August 2005 and November 2005, HIV physicians, one from each Canadian HIV Trials Network site, were asked to complete a quantitative questionnaire on adult liver transplant access and need. Forty-six per cent (16 of 35) of sites responded. A median 20% of the nearly 12,700 HIV patients followed at these sites had concurrent liver disease (20% caused by hepatitis C virus, 5% caused by hepatitis B virus and 5% were alcohol-related). On average, two patients per site were thought to be appropriate candidates for liver transplant evaluation. Eighty per cent of respondents anticipated increased need for liver transplantation over the next five years. Organ supply was universally identified as the chief obstacle to transplantation in patients with HIV. Other key issues included risk of hepatitis C virus reinfection and transplant surgical team willingness. Based on these data, it is believed that these issues should be the focus of efforts designed to increase access to transplantation in Canadians with end-stage liver disease and concurrent HIV.

Indexed as

Attitude of Health PersonnelHealth Services AccessibilityLiver TransplantationCanadaHealth Care SurveysHepatitis, AlcoholicHepatitis, Viral, HumanHIV InfectionsHumansTissue Donors

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PMID17377647
PMCPMC2657686
OpenAlexW50040285

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