Interstitial lung diseases(ILD)encompass a diverse group of over 200 chronic pulmonary disorders characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis,which can lead to severe respiratory impairment.Lung trans...
BACKGROUND Advancements in immunosuppressive therapies have improved graft survival by enhancing graft tolerance and preventing organ rejection.However,the risk of malignancy associated with prolonged immunosuppressio...
BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.Liver transplantation(LT)offers the most effective treatment.HCC recurrence is the strongest risk factor that decreases pos...
BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pneumonia with severe septic shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)are critical illnesses for patients following transplant.Intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG)pla...
Background:Sarcopenia at the time of liver transplantation(LT)is an established risk factor for mortality following LT.However,most studies in this context have defined sarcopenia by one-time,static measurements.The a...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82270690 and 82200732);Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2021A1515012382,2022A1515011919 and 2022A1515012519).
Liver transplantation(LT)is the only effective treatment for hepatopulmonary syndrome(HPS).Moreover,perioperative refractory hypoxemia(pRH)is a prevalent life-threatening condition and has extremely limited treatment ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos 82171757 and 82241215);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LZ22H030004).
1.Introduction Liver transplantation(LT)has emerged as the primary treatment for various end-stage liver diseases.Immunosuppression is essential to reduce the incidence of acute rejection.The development of modern imm...
BACKGROUND Recipient functional status prior to transplantation has been found to impact post-transplant outcomes in heart,liver and kidney transplants.However,information on how functional status,before and after tra...
Hepatitis E virus(HEV)infection is now endemic worldwide.Most patients with acute infection recover uneventfully.Outbreaks and sporadic cases,particularly in high-risk individuals are emerging increasingly.The patient...
Dear Editor,In recent years,criteria based on the combinationof morphology and biology have been proposed forimproving the selection of hepatocellular cancer(HCC)patients waiting for liver transplantation(LT)[1,2].Sin...