Using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in donations after cardiac death or brain death: A single-center experience and long-term outcome.

Aims: The use of extended criteria donors is a routine practice that sometimes involves extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in donations after cardiac death or brain death.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study in a single center from January 2006 to December 2019. The study included 90 deceased donor liver transplants.

The role of Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for the management of biliary complications after living donor liver transplantation.

Introduction: Post living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) biliary complications can be troublesome over the post-operative course of patients, especially those with recurrent cholangitis or choledocholithiasis. Thus, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the risks and benefits of Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) performed after LDLT as a last option to deal with post-LDLT biliary complications.

Methods: Retrospectively, of the 594 adult LDLTs performed in a single medical center in Changhua, Taiwan from July 2005 to September 2021, 22 patients underwent post-LDLT RYHJ.

Length of Alcohol Abstinence Predicts Posttransplant Delirium in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients with Alcoholic Cirrhosis.

Objectives: History of alcohol abuse is a predictive factor for posttransplant delirium. We aimed to investigate whether preoperative abstinence was associated with posttransplant delirium in liver transplant recipients with alcohol-related cirrhosis.

Materials And Methods: From January 2014 to December 2019, 84 patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis who received living donor liver transplant were retrospectively reviewed and divided into a delirium group (n = 46, 54.

Using the Cystic Duct for Biliary Reconstruction in Dual-Graft Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Case Report.

In Taiwan, living donor liver transplant (LDLT) has accounted for the majority of liver transplantation due to organ shortage. Dual-graft LDLT is a feasible way to resolve the insufficient graft size and remnant liver in donors. We presented a heavy-weight patient underwent dual-graft LDLT, and cystic duct was used to resolve the inadequate bile duct length and limited appropriate position in dual-graft LDLT.

Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond the Milan criteria: outcome of expanded criteria in tumor size.

Background: The Milan criteria are the universal standard of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Numerous expanded criteria have shown outcomes as good as the Milan criteria. In Taiwan, living donor liver transplant (LDLT) accounts for the majority of transplantations due to organ shortages.

Postoperative incision scars and cosmetic satisfaction of living liver donors.

Cosmetic appearance is a major concern for living donors. However, little is known about the impact of a surgical scar on body image changes in living liver donors. The aim of this study was to identify potential factors that cause displeasing upper midline incision scar, and to evaluate the overall satisfaction regarding body image and scarring after living donor hepatectomy.

Association between surgical volumes and hospital mortality in patients: a living donor liver transplantation single center experience.

Background: Many factors cause hospital mortality (HM) after liver transplantation (LT).

Methods: We performed a retrospective research in a single center from October 2005 to June 2019. The study included 463 living donor LT patients.

Clinical Outcome of Residual Liver Volume and Hepatic Steatosis After Right-Lobe Living-Donor Hepatectomy.

BACKGROUND We examine how residual liver volume (RLV) and hepatic steatosis (HS) of living liver donors affect the regeneration process and clinical outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS We longitudinally studied 58 donors who underwent right-lobe hepatectomy during the period February 2014 to February 2015 at a single medical institution. The patients were classified based on RLV (30-35%, 35-40%, 40-50%) subgroups and HS (<10%, 10-30%, 30-50%) subgroups.

Treating Intimal Injury to the Graft Hepatic Artery by Intraoperative Fluorescence Vascular Stenting.

Background: Early hepatic artery (HA) thrombosis and primary graft failure contribute greatly to the mortality of patients after liver transplantation. Herein, we present the treatment of intimal injury of HA by intraoperative fluorescence vascular stenting.

Methods: A sample of 471 patients receiving liver transplantations underwent arterial anastomosis.

Portal venous velocity affects liver regeneration after right lobe living donor hepatectomy.

Objectives: We investigated whether chronological changes in portal flow and clinical factors play a role in the liver regeneration (LR) process after right donor-hepatectomy.

Materials And Methods: Participants in this prospective study comprised 58 donors who underwent right donor-hepatectomy during the period February 2014 to February 2015 at a single medical institution. LR was estimated using two equations: remnant left liver (RLL) growth (%) and liver volumetric recovery (LVR) (%).

A Cross-Disciplinary Successful Aging Intervention and Evaluation: Comparison of Person-to-Person and Digital-Assisted Approaches.

: Successful aging has been the paradigm of old-age life. The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a cross-disciplinary intervention program using two approaches for community-based older adults in Taichung, Taiwan. : The content of the intervention included successful aging concepts and preparation, physical activity, chronic disease and health management, dietary and nutrition information, cognitive training, emotional awareness and coping skills, family relationship and resilience, legal concepts regarding financial protection, and Internet use.

Central Pontine Myelinolysis After Living-Donor Liver Transplant: A Report of 2 Cases.

Here, we present 2 patients who developed central pontine myelinolysis after living-donor liver transplant. Both patients had abnormal sodium level before living-donor liver transplant. Patient 1 presented with severe hyponatremia on admission.

Mental health status after living donor hepatectomy.

Donor safety and preservation of donor health after living liver donation are of paramount importance. In addition, the preoperative mental state of a donor is an important factor in determining the psychological impact of donor hepatectomy. Thus, we aimed to explore the mental health status of living liver donors after hepatectomy.

Predictors of Diarrhea after Hepatectomy and Its Impact on Gastrointestinal Quality of Life in Living Donors.

Background: Donor safety and preservation of donor health after living liver donation are of paramount importance. Diarrhea has a significant influence on gastrointestinal quality of life among donors who have undergone living donor hepatectomy. Thus, we aimed to investigate predictors of diarrhea after hepatectomy and its impact on gastrointestinal quality of life in living donors.