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World J Hepatol. Jun 28, 2016; 8(18): 749-756
Published online Jun 28, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i18.749
Quality of life after liver transplantation: State of the art
Louis Onghena, Wouter Develtere, Carine Poppe, Anja Geerts, Roberto Troisi, Aude Vanlander, Frederik Berrevoet, Xavier Rogiers, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Xavier Verhelst
Louis Onghena, Wouter Develtere, Anja Geerts, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Xavier Verhelst, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Carine Poppe, Roberto Troisi, Aude Vanlander, Frederik Berrevoet, Xavier Rogiers, Department of General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liver Transplantation Service, Ghent University Hospital and Medical School, 9000 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Author contributions: Onghena L, Develtere W, Poppe C, Geerts A, Troisi R, Vanlander A, Berrevoet F, Rogiers X, Van Vlierberghe H and Verhelst X collected and analyzed the data and wrote the paper with equal contribution.
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Correspondence to: Xavier Verhelst, MD, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185 - 1K12IE, 9000 Gent, East Flanders, Belgium. xavier.verhelst@uzgent.be
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Received: February 22, 2016
Peer-review started: February 25, 2016
First decision: April 15, 2016
Revised: May 4, 2016
Accepted: June 1, 2016
Article in press: June 3, 2016
Published online: June 28, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: Quality of life (QoL) after deceased donor liver transplantation (LT) is increasingly recognized as a major outcome parameter. This review summarizes a broad spectrum of factors that influence QoL in LT and elucidates the evolution in time of physical and mental QoL after LT. Furthermore attention is given to areas for further investigation and the use of self-report QoL questionnaires in LT. This way, we want to offer a recent and complete overview in this rapidly evolving field.