Liver Transplant Rejections
| More than 90% of liver transplant rejections are effectively treated without the need for retransplantation. |
One type of complication that can happen after a liver transplant is rejection, which occurs in 35-60% of patients. This means that the child's body is having trouble from how the body's immune system has reacted to the new liver.
The Liver Care Center team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center treats liver rejections by:
- Prescribing immunosuppressant drugs
- Changing or adjusting medications
- New transplant
If rejection occurs after the initial transplant admission, the child may have to be re-admitted to treat the problem.
Occurrences of Rejections in the Past 25 Liver Transplants at Cincinnati Children's
The graph below shows the number of rejections that have occurred during the past 25 liver transplants at Cincinnati Children's.
Last updated January 2007
