Table 2

The schedule for recipient screening

ContentsScreening stageTransplant day
Time−30 Days–Day 0Day 0
Written informed consent×
Eligibility assessment×
Patient history×
Demographic data×
Vital signs××
Physical examination××
Performance status (ECOG)×
Quality of life (EQ-5D)×
Standard routine blood tests×
Standard routine examinations×
Collection of blood specimens×
Liver biopsy×
Others
  • Standard routine blood tests: blood type, blood/urine/stool routine test, coagulation function, communicable and infectious diseases, electrolytes, liver/renal/heart/function tests.

  • Standard routine examinations: ECG, chest X-ray, lung function, cardiac and abdominal colour ultrasound and abdomen CT scan.

  • Other parameters, such as magnetic resonance, blood gases, tumour markers and hepatitis B virus DNA, are measured according to clinical conditions.

  • ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; EQ-5D, EuroQol-5 Dimension.