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When preparing for a liver transplant surgery due to stage 3 liver cancer, when do you start to take medications for the surgery?
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Immunosuppression: If you get a liver transplant, regardless of the etiology of the liver failure, immunosuppression is usually initiated in the operating room at the time of transplant, although it may be safely delayed up to 48 hours
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