Current state of medical tourism involving liver transplantation-the risk of infections and potential complications

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World Journal of Hepatology

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World J Hepatol. Jul 27, 2021; 13(7): 717-722
Published online Jul 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i7.717

Table 1 Problems related to liver transplant tourism compared to domestic transplant[20,25,26]

	Previous reported problems related to liver transplant tourism
1	Higher surgical procedure complications
2	Inadequate pre-operative infection screening, prophylaxis documentation and higher post-operative infections rate
3	Higher mortality

Citation: Neupane R, Taweesedt PT, Anjum H, Surani S. Current state of medical tourism involving liver transplantation-the risk of infections and potential complications . World J Hepatol 2021; 13(7): 717-722
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v13/i7/717.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v13.i7.717