How do livers become available for use in a transplant?

Caring people: Livers become available if a person or their family decides to donate them. A piece of the liver can be used if the donor is alive. They undergo an involved operation to remove half of their liver to give to someone. In a deceased donor transplant, organs are removed immediately after death. The donor or their family has made a decision to offer these gifts and if the organs are healthy...

Continued: They are used for transplant.

Liver transplant : The majority come from deceased organ donors who donate them. It is also possible to take a portion of the liver from a living donor for tranplantation.