| liver transplantation in australia and new zealand. | liver transplantation (lt) in australia and new zealand began in 1985. over this time until december 2014, lt took place in 3700 adults and 800 children. lt is regulated with 1 unit, supported by the government, per state or region. currently approximately 270 transplants take place per year. organ donation rates are moderate in australia (17 per 1 million of population) but very low in new zealand (11 per 1 million of population). all the units share organ donors for fulminant hepatic failure c ... | 2016 | 27028552 |