What about the caregivers? Rethinking chronic illness support in the age of transplantation

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World Journal of Transplantation

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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2025; 15(3): 104230
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i3.104230

What about the caregivers? Rethinking chronic illness support in the age of transplantation

Hirak Pahari, Shikhar Tripathi, Samiran Nundy

Hirak Pahari, Department of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, Delhi, India

Shikhar Tripathi, Samiran Nundy, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, Delhi, India

Author contributions: Pahari H designed the overall concept and outline of the manuscript; Tripathi S contributed to the discussion and design of the manuscript; Pahari H, Tripathi S, and Nundy S contributed to the writing and editing of the manuscript and literature review; all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

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Corresponding author: Hirak Pahari, MD, Department of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110060, Delhi, India. hirak.pahari@gmail.com

Received: December 16, 2024
Revised: March 2, 2025
Accepted: March 12, 2025
Published online: September 18, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Caregivers play an essential but often unacknowledged role in healthcare, particularly in chronic illness and post-transplantation scenarios. We highlight the profound emotional, physical, and logistical challenges caregivers face. We advocate for a paradigm shift from patient-centered to family-centered care, emphasizing caregiver inclusion as a core healthcare priority. This editorial underscores that caregivers are not ancillary but central to healthcare’s success. Recognizing and supporting them is both an ethical responsibility and a practical necessity for sustainable healthcare.