Liver Transplant, Preparing for the Procedure

The purpose of the evaluation is to:

• Meet all the members of your liver transplant team 
• Find out how severe the liver disease is and select the options to manage it. This may include a liver transplant. If this is needed, the team will decide how urgent this need is. 
• Teach you about liver disease, the transplant procedure, as well as risks and benefits

• Liver transplant patient evaluation
• Meet the liver transplant team
• Nutrition and diet

It can be hard for parents to know how to best support their child during the stressful and hopeful phases of a transplant. We will talk to you about this and give you a copy of a special book written by our Child Life Department, "Pediatric Liver Transplantation Booklet for Parents and Their Children."

The focus of this book is to help parents help their children understand and cope with the phases of their diagnosis and treatment. We hope to help you feel more confident during this time.