The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has significantly impacted liver transplantation worldwide,leading to major effects on the transplant process,including the pretransplant,perioperative,and post-transplant periods...The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has significantly impacted liver transplantation worldwide,leading to major effects on the transplant process,including the pretransplant,perioperative,and post-transplant periods.It is believed that patients with chronic liver disease,especially those with cirrhosis,have a higher risk of complications from coronavirus disease 2019 infection compared to the general population.However,evaluation of coronavirus disease 2019 effects on liver transplant patients has not uniformly demonstrated worse outcomes.Nonetheless,the pandemic created significant challenges and restrictions on transplant policies and organ allocation.展开更多
文摘The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has significantly impacted liver transplantation worldwide,leading to major effects on the transplant process,including the pretransplant,perioperative,and post-transplant periods.It is believed that patients with chronic liver disease,especially those with cirrhosis,have a higher risk of complications from coronavirus disease 2019 infection compared to the general population.However,evaluation of coronavirus disease 2019 effects on liver transplant patients has not uniformly demonstrated worse outcomes.Nonetheless,the pandemic created significant challenges and restrictions on transplant policies and organ allocation.
