Impact of virtual reality education on disease-specific knowledge and anxiety for hepatocellular carcinoma patient scheduled for liver resection: a randomized controlled study.

Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant health concern, and the complexity of liver anatomy poses challenges in conveying radiologic findings and surgical plans to patients. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a virtual reality (VR) education program on anxiety and knowledge in HCC patients undergoing hepatic resection.

Method: From 1 January 2022 to 28 February 2023, 88 patients were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial, divided into the VR group ( n =44) and the control group ( n =44).

Bacterial infection monitoring in the early period after liver transplantation.

Purpose: Infection remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplantation (LT) recipients; however infection is notoriously difficult to diagnose because its usual signs and symptoms of infection may be masked or absent. This study comprises an analysis of bacterial infections in the early period after LT.

Methods: This is a study of 129 adults who underwent LT from January 2013 to December 2013, and it includes patients who were followed daily from the day of transplantation to 1-week posttransplantation using bacteriological cultures of blood, urine, sputum, and drained ascites.

The prognosis in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy: young patients versus older patients.

Backgrounds/aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is uncommon in young adults and the prognosis of these patients is still unclear. In this retrospective study, we compared the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of young patients with HCC with those of older patients with HCC.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinicopathological characteristics of a total of 1,124 patients with HCC who underwent hepatectomy at our institution between 2006 and 2010.