Reviewer's report
Title:Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between
Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients
Version: 1Date:28 April 2009
Reviewer: Naoki Kawagishi
Reviewer's report:
This manuscript clarified the QOL of the FAP patients after liver transplantation.
But there are still some refinements needed in this manuscript.
Major
1, Authors used the DIFQL and QLBT, but these are not universal measurement.
They should explain the precise details and why this measurement is suitable for
this analysis. Otherwise the concept of this manuscript is not clear.
2, The type of complications should be showed in table, because these things
affect the QOL after liver transplantation seriously. The severity of complication is
also important factor.
Minor
1, Authors inserted the (TABLE 1, 2,3) in the text, but this kind of things should
be avoided.
2, I can not understand the meanings of subgroups(N=131) in Table 1.
3, In table 2, what the “z” means? Please clarify.
4, Why authors should have performed liver transplantations for the patients of
Child Pugh A except FAP. Please show the primary disease of those recipients.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests' below.
Reviewer's report
Title:Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between
Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients
Version: 1Date:28 April 2009
Reviewer: Naoki Kawagishi
Reviewer's report:
This manuscript clarified the QOL of the FAP patients after liver transplantation.
But there are still some refinements needed in this manuscript.
Major
1, Authors used the DIFQL and QLBT, but these are not universal measurement.
They should explain the precise details and why this measurement is suitable for
this analysis. Otherwise the concept of this manuscript is not clear.
2, The type of complications should be showed in table, because these things
affect the QOL after liver transplantation seriously. The severity of complication is
also important factor.
Minor
1, Authors inserted the (TABLE 1, 2,3) in the text, but this kind of things should
be avoided.
2, I can not understand the meanings of subgroups(N=131) in Table 1.
3, In table 2, what the “z” means? Please clarify.
4, Why authors should have performed liver transplantations for the patients of
Child Pugh A except FAP. Please show the primary disease of those recipients.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests' below.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between
Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients
Version: 1Date:28 April 2009
Reviewer: Naoki Kawagishi
Reviewer's report:
This manuscript clarified the QOL of the FAP patients after liver transplantation.
But there are still some refinements needed in this manuscript.
Major
1, Authors used the DIFQL and QLBT, but these are not universal measurement.
They should explain the precise details and why this measurement is suitable for
this analysis. Otherwise the concept of this manuscript is not clear.
2, The type of complications should be showed in table, because these things
affect the QOL after liver transplantation seriously. The severity of complication is
also important factor.
Minor
1, Authors inserted the (TABLE 1, 2,3) in the text, but this kind of things should
be avoided.
2, I can not understand the meanings of subgroups(N=131) in Table 1.
3, In table 2, what the “z” means? Please clarify.
4, Why authors should have performed liver transplantations for the patients of
Child Pugh A except FAP. Please show the primary disease of those recipients.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests' below.
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