Liver Transplantation

Fatigue is a lasting problem after liver transplantation

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 19th, 2006

A new study on fatigue experienced by patients after undergoing liver transplantation found that it is a major problem that does not tend to improve with the passage of time. Liver transplant patients experience physical fatigue and reduced activity rather than mental fatigue and reduced motivation.

The results of this study appear in a recent issue of Liver Transplantation, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS).

Although fatigue is common in end-stage liver disease and can even contribute to the need for a liver transplant, few...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-06-19)

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