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1948-5182 (online) |
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| Category |
Transplantation |
| Manuscript Type |
Case Report |
| Article Title |
Severe COVID-19 after liver transplantation, surviving the pitfalls of learning on-the-go: Three case reports
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Felipe Alconchel, Pedro A Cascales-Campos, Jose A Pons, María Martínez, Josefa Valiente-Campos, Urszula Gajownik, María L Ortiz, Laura Martínez-Alarcón, Pascual Parrilla, Ricardo Robles, Francisco Sánchez-Bueno, Santiago Moreno and Pablo Ramírez |
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| Corresponding Author |
Felipe Alconchel, MD, PhD, Doctor, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Ctra. Madrid-Cartagena s/n, Murcia 30120, Spain. alconchelgago@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Liver transplantation; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Cross infection; Nosocomial infection; Case report |
| Core Tip |
In patients who are immunosuppressed and with multiple comorbidities, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection has been associated with increased severity and mortality. We report our experience in the therapeutic management of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in 3 liver transplant patients and stress the management and investigation of a contagious spreading into a liver transplant ward. |
| Publish Date |
2020-10-24 02:27 |
| Citation |
Alconchel F, Cascales-Campos PA, Pons JA, Martínez M, Valiente-Campos J, Gajownik U, Ortiz ML, Martínez-Alarcón L, Parrilla P, Robles R, Sánchez-Bueno F, Moreno S, Ramírez P. Severe COVID-19 after liver transplantation, surviving the pitfalls of learning on-the-go: Three case reports. World J Hepatol 2020; 12(10): 870-879 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v12/i10/870.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v12.i10.870 |
