INTESTINAL AND MULTIVISCERAL TRANSPLANTATION

Course overview

ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION HAS QUICKLY DEVELOPED INTO A DYNAMIC FIELD IN MEDICINE THAT INVOLVES A LARGE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO MANAGE PATIENTS CARE IN THE PRE AND POST-TRANSPLANTATION STAGES. ONE MORE RECENTLY DEVELOPING FIELD IS THAT OF MULTI-VISCERAL TRANSPLANTATION (MVT) IN THE SETTING OF INTESTINAL FAILURE AND/OR ACCOMPANYING MULTISYSTEM ORGAN FAILURE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO INTESTINAL MULTI-VISCERAL TRANSPLANTATION.