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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Public Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Public Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2251-6085</Issn>
      <Volume>51</Volume>
      <Issue>10</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>04</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Survival Rate of Liver Transplantation in Asia: A Systematic  Review and Meta-Analysis</title>
    <FirstPage>2207</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>2220</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mousa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghelichi-Ghojogh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">PhD Student in Epidemilogy, Department of Epidemilogy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Abdolhalim</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rajabi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Assistant of Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan. Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fateme</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mohammadizadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Student Research Commitee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Layla</FirstName>
        <LastName>Shojaie</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Division of GI/Liver, Department of Medicine, Keck school of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. USA.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mouhebat</FirstName>
        <LastName>Vali</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">PhD Student in Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sima</FirstName>
        <LastName>Afrashteh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">PhD Student in Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Soheil</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hassanipour</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hossein-Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Nikbakht</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Rozhan</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khezri</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">MSc of Epidemiology, Urmia Health center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran,</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ehsan Allah</FirstName>
        <LastName>kalteh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">MSc of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Fararouei</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">HIV/AIDS research center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>18</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>02</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Liver transplantation is one of the most effective treatments for acute liver failure, chronic liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. This study was implemented to evaluate the survival rate of liver transplant in Asia.
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Methods: Studies that investigated the survival rate of liver transplant were selected using a systematic search strategy in the following databases: Medline, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest, ISI Web of Science, and Cochrane to November 30th, 2020. The extracted data were entered into the Excel software. Then, stata 16.0 was used for analysis. The search identified 3046 articles of which, 713 were duplicates and 2156 deemed as irrelevant after reading titles and abstracts. Also, 51 articles were excluded as they were not original (i.e. letter, commentary, review) or did not meet the inclusion criteria. As such, 117 studies, involving 406,646 participants, were included in this meta-analysis.
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Results: In this study one, 2, 3, 5, and 10-year survival rates of liver transplant were estimated to be 85%, 80%, 75%, 73%, and 71%, respectively. 
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Conclusion: This study suggests that the survival rate of liver transplant in Asia is comparable with the corresponding rate reported in the United States and Europe. This study provides a better and more clear view of the efficiency of medical cares, regarding liver transplantation.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/25970</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/25970/7738</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
