Temporary relocation guide

Waiting times

Transplantation depends 100 per cent on organ donation. Some patients wait longer than others to be offered a transplant. Donor organs are matched with a recipient based on factors including blood type, weight of the recipient or donor, how long a patient has been waiting, and the sickest patient at the time of the donor organ offer. National clinical and ethical guidelines are in place.

Patients with Advanced Liver Disease often experience anxiety as they wait for a transplant and can become more ill. There are no guarantees regarding donation and transplantation.

Other factors which influence organ donation and transplantation include:

1. medical indicators for transplantation
2. the known success of transplantation at QLTS and increased rates of referral
3. iIncreasing population shift toward Queensland.

In this guide:

1. Key points
2. Referral for liver transplantation
3. Processes and help with costs
4. Step 1: Referral
5. Step 2: Assessment
6. Step 3: Case presentation
7. Step 4: Treatment pathways
8. Relocation and financial assistance
9. Brisbane accommodation information
10. Staying in Brisbane after discharge to home region
11. Long term care
12. Waiting times
13. Impact of relocation on patients and families

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