Liver Transplantation in Brazil
Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt, Alberto Queiroz Farias, Claudia Alves Couto – 26 May 2016 – Over 1700 liver transplantations (LTs) are performed annually in Brazil. In absolute terms, the country performs more LT surgeries than anywhere else in Latin America and is third worldwide. However, due to its increasing population and inadequate donor organ supply, the country averages 5‐10 LTs per million population, far lower than required. There is a marked heterogeneity in organ donation and LT activity throughout the country.