Comment on pediatric living donor liver transplantation decade progress in Shanghai: Characteristics and risks factors of mortality

Abstract

Since the first successful liver transplantation was performed five decades ago, pediatric liver transplantation has become the gold standard treatment choice for pediatric liver disease, including metabolic diseases, liver tumors, and some acute liver failure. With improvements in immunosuppression, surgical techniques, and postoperative medical care, long-term outcomes of patients after liver transplantation have markedly improved, especially in pediatric patients.

Keywords: Pediatric end stage liver disease; Living donor pediatric liver transplantation; Survival analysis; Risk factors; Living donor liver transplantation; Outcomes

Core tip: With improvements in immunosuppression, surgical techniques, and postoperative medical care, long-term outcomes of patients after liver transplantation have markedly improved, especially in pediatric patients. We read with great interest the recent article “Pediatric living donor liver transplantation decade progress in Shanghai: Characteristics and risks factors of mortality” published by Pan and colleagues. We would like to share our opinion and criticisms about this valuable work.