Abstract

Introduction: Liver Transplantation is a surgical procedure that consists of exchanging a diseased liver for a healthy one, from an organ donation, whose main objectives are to prolong and improve the patient’s quality of life. According to the Brazilian Transplant Registry in 2020, liver transplants decreased by 9%. The Northeast is one of the regions that represented the highest rate of reduction, around 33.7%. Several clinical conditions meet the criteria for Liver Transplantation. Among them are Liver Cirrhosis, especially from alcohol drinking and hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses; Acute Liver Failure; Primary Liver Neoplasms such as Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC); Biliary Atresia; Autoimmune Hepatitis; some Metabolic Diseases capable of severely altering hepatobiliary function (such as Wilson’s Disease, Hemochromatosis, alpha 1- Antitrypsin Deficiency); among others. Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients undergoing liver transplantation in a reference pathological anatomy laboratory in Salvador-BA, in the period 2011-2020. Methods: This is an observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional epidemiological study. The review of medical reports with a time frame of 2011 to 2020 was used as a data source. Results: It was shown that, of the 270 medical records, only 79 patients underwent liver transplantation - among which 86.08% were male, 53.96% were between 65 and 79 years old, 87.34% had undergone a biopsy through the private medical service, and 43.04% had not provided information about the municipality of residence. Conclusion: The characterization of the profile of transplanted patients makes it possible to intensify the care service for this Risk Group, allowing for the taking of necessary measures for health care, and intervention in this matter.

Keywords

liver transplantation, liver disease, epidemiology, salvador