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Abstract Purpose The past two decades witnessed increased use of risk-adjusted standardized measures such as standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) in institutional comparisons betw...

Abstract Background Serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin is routinely measured as a pregnancy marker in women of reproductive age prior to diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Although a positive result commonly ...

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is a key concern influenced by physiological, social, and cultural factors. However, yet commonly used assessment tools in...

Abstract Background Empiric antimicrobial selection in orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is critically important as post-operative infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. While variability of ...

Abstract Background Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare neurological disorder typically associated with hypertension, cytotoxic agents, or supratherapeutic immunosuppressant levels. We report what appe...

Abstract Background Tacrolimus-induced interstitial lung injury (TI-ILI) is a rare but potentially fatal adverse effect of calcineurin-inhibitor therapy. To our knowledge, TI-ILI has not previously been reported in a pae...

Abstract Background Autologous fat transplantation (AFT) is widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, but its long-term outcomes remain unpredictable because of complications such as oil cyst formation, the un...

Abstract Background Postoperative biliary and vascular complications (including stenosis, thrombosis, and occlusion) after liver transplantation (LT) can impair graft function, increase reoperation needs, and elevate pat...

Abstract Background This study investigates the impact of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on triglyceride metabolism through alterations in the gut microbiome, using a faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) mouse mo...

Abstract Background Acute liver failure (ALF) is a life-threatening syndrome characterized by rapid deterioration of liver function, resulting in high mortality and posing a substantial global health burden. Human embryo...