Living-donor lobar lung transplantation can be applied to restrictive, obstructive, septic, and hypertensive lung diseases. This type of procedure can be an alternative to conventional cadaveric lung transplantation for both pediatric and adult patients who would die soon otherwise.

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Transcatheter closure of ASD in geriatric patients can be performed safely. This procedure contributes to significant improvement of symptoms and positive cardiac remodeling. Long-term follow-up is mandatory, especially for patients with mitral regurgitation.

Physicians tend to overestimate when predicting survival in all palliative care patients, including those receiving chemotherapy.

The simplified PPI showed essentially the same predictive value as the original PPI and is an alternative when clinicians have difficulties in diagnosing delirium.

Living-donor lobar lung transplantation can be applied to both pediatric and adult patients with very limited life expectancies. It might provide better survival than conventional cadaveric lung transplantation.

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