ABSTRACT
Liver transplantation is the most effective form of treatment for end-stage liver disease. With improvements in surgical techniques and more sophisticated immunosuppressive regimens, the patient and graft survival rates after liver transplantation have steadily improved. Many factors are involved in the early outcome of liver transplantation, including preoperative assessment and the clinical status of the recipient, donor-related factors that affect graft quality, and aspects of the surgical technique.
