Inferior outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma during early-COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

CONCLUSION: During COVID period, there was a significant decrease in LTs performed for HCC. While early postoperative outcomes of LT for HCC were same, the overall and graft survival of LTs for HCC after 180 days were significantly inferior.PMID:37206654 | PMC:PMC10190691 | DOI:10.4254/wjh.v15.i4.554

Source: World Journal of Hepatology - May 19, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Inkyu S Lee Kenji Okumura Ryosuke Misawa Hiroshi Sogawa Gregory Veillette Devon John Thomas Diflo Seigo Nishida Abhay Dhand Source Type: research