Open AccessLiver transplantation during global COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Mostafa Alfishawy,
Nso Nso,
Mahmoud Nassar,
Jonathan Ariyaratnam,
Sakil Bhuiyan,
Raheel S Siddiqui,
Matthew Li,
Hwa-Jee Chung,
Amira Al Balakosy,
Ahmed Alqassieh,
Tibor Fülöp,
Vincent Rizzo,
Ahmed Daoud,
Karim Soliman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i23.6608
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , liver transplantation , transplantation , coronavirus infections , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory disease respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 has significantly impacted the health care systems globally. Liver transplantation (LT) has faced an unequivocal challenge during this unprecedented time. This targeted review aims to cover most of the clinical issues, challenges and concerns about LT during the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss the most updated literature on this rapidly emerging subject.