Table 1.

The schedule for donor screening

Contents	Screening stage	Retrieval day
Time	−7 Days–Day 0	Day 0
Written informed consent	×
Eligibility assessment	×
Patient history	×
Demographic data	×
Vital signs	×	×
Physical examination	×	×
Standard routine blood tests	×
Standard routine examinations	×
Collection of blood specimens	×
Liver biopsy	×

Standard routine blood tests: blood type, blood/urine/stool routine test, coagulation function, communicable and infectious diseases, blood gas analysis, electrolytes, liver/renal/heart/function tests.

Standard routine examinations: ECG, chest X-ray, cardiac and abdominal colour ultrasound and head/chest/abdomen CT scan.