Ventilator support in the pretransplant period predisposes early graft failure after deceased donor liver transplantation.

Purpose: Deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) recipients in Korea are generally sicker due to an increasing organ shortage. In the present study, the risk factors for early 30-day liver graft failure after DDLT were identified.

Methods: From August 2017 to February 2021, 265 adult DDLTs were performed.

The effect of probiotics on prevention of common cold: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial studies.

Background: Probiotics are currently under focus for their immune improvement function. Many studies have been performed to assess the potential efficacy of probiotics in allergic disease, viral disease, respiratory disease, as well as gastrointestinal disease. This study performed a systematic review to determine the effects of probiotics on the prevention of the common cold.