Liver transplant recipients
Liver donors (living donors)
International medical liver transplant patients
Pediatric liver transplant patients
Post-transplant recovery & OPD follow-up
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, led by Supervising Nurse Li-Man Lin, is Taiwan's liver transplantation pioneer: 1984 Asia-first successful liver transplant; 1994 Taiwan-first living donor; 1997 Asia-first split liver; 1999 Taiwan-first adult living donor; 2002 Chinese-first living dual-liver; 2012 1,000th liver transplant. The global liver transplant center delivers refined, safe, globalized patient-centered whole-person care. Strong team: 37 OR, 28 liver ICU, 28 liver surgery ward, 7 NPs, 2 organ transplant coordinators, 1 international medical coordinator. Innovative care: (1) Pre-transplant evaluation—cross-specialty joint meetings, nurses serve as coordinators tracking full evaluation; (2) International medical service—family housing area, bilingual maps/cards; (3) Mid-surgery—Head Nurse designed liver transplant OR with Class 100 high-efficiency air filtration; nursing team developed precision right-angle and high-tight vascular clamps (donor average blood loss <200 ml); (4) Surgical safety devices—first foot support and leg protector (zero foot drop/neural injury), anti-DVT device (zero DVT), warming aids (donors 96.1%, recipients 91.9% maintained ≥36°C); (5) Zero-infection vascular cryopreservation (passed 2014 MOHW human organ preservation bank review); (6) Continuous care—first liver transplant education area, dedicated intermediate care, living donor exchange area, video visitation system, first New Liver Baby medication schedule chart.
1984 Asia-first successful liver transplant
2012 1,000th liver transplant
Nursing team developed precision clamps
First foot support & leg protector
First dedicated liver transplant intermediate care
First video visitation system
37 OR nurses
28 liver ICU nurses
28 liver surgery ward nurses
7 NPs
2 organ transplant coordinators
1 international medical coordinator
Donor avg blood loss <200 ml
Donor surgery transfusion-free
Donor body temp ≥36°C: 96.1%
Recipient body temp ≥36°C: 91.9%
Foot drop & neural injury: 0%
DVT: 0%
MOHW human organ bank review passed
OR-standard protection
Positive-pressure isolation rooms
Class 100 air filtration
Zero-infection vascular cryopreservation
Strict post-op infection control
High intl patient satisfaction
International family housing appreciation
Video visitation convenience praised
Birthday parties and warm activities
New Liver Baby medication schedule praised by families
Donors rapidly recover and return to life
1984 Asia-first liver transplant
1997 Asia-first split liver transplant
2002 Chinese-first living dual-liver transplant
2014 MOHW human organ bank review passed
Global liver transplant center
International medical liver transplant services
Leads Taiwan liver transplant development
Asia pioneer team
Trains domestic/intl liver transplant specialty nurses
Continuous appreciation letters from intl service
Pediatric transplant warm care
Cross-team critical care integration
