What is the prognosis after a liver transplant?

It depends on the cause of the need for liver transplant and the transplant center, but generally, 90-95% of patients are alive at 1 year, 75-85% at 2 years and 65-75% are alive at 5 years. This is much better than the life expectancy without a liver transplant.

Depend on severity: Prognosis of liver transplant depend on risks factor, severity of the cirrhosis, age factor, levels of ascites, levels of hepatic dysfunction.

Usually excellent: Liver transplantation should only be performed for those expected to survive at least 3 years, one of the us government's key outcome measures for transplant programs. Two categories of liver disease are generally linked to a worse prognosis because they can recur (come back) - cancer and hepatitis. Other patients should do well provided they take their medications and follow good health habits.