Consensus document from the Spanish Society for Liver Transplantation: enhanced recovery after liver transplantation

Abstract

The goal of the Spanish Society for Liver Transplantation (La Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático) is to promote and create consensus documents about current topics in liver transplantation with a multidisciplinary approach. To this end, in November 2022, the 10th Consensus Document Meeting was held, with the participation of experts from the 26 authorized Spanish liver transplantation programs. This edition discusses Enhanced Recovery After Liver Transplantation, dividing needed actions into three periods: preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative. The evaluated evidence and the consensus conclusions for each of these topics are described.

Keywords: Alta; Consenso; Consensus; Discharge; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Liver transplantation; Prehabilitación; Prehabilitation; Recuperación intensificada; Trasplante hepático.