Does COVID-19 infection significantly affect liver transplantation? Results of liver transplantation in the COVID-19 era at a single, high-volume centre.
Alimohammad MoradiAlireza HadizadehFereshte GhiasvandZahra AhmadinejadMohsen Nasiri ToosiSamrand GhaziAli JafarianMohsen Ahmadi-TaftiAryan AyatiPublished in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2023)
This study shows that COVID-19 infection in an acute liver failure poses comparatively little risk; hence transplantation should be considered in such cases. Meanwhile, the hypercoagulative state induced by the infection predisposes this group of patients to higher HAT rates.
Keyphrases
- liver failure
- hepatitis b virus
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- respiratory failure
- patient reported outcomes
- cell therapy
- mesenchymal stem cells
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation