Abstract
Liver transplantation is the most effective salvage treatment for advanced liver failure, but its clinical application is limited by a shortage of liver donor, strict technology admittance, and complex and diverse issues in liver damage control before transplantation. We need to better understand the indications for liver transplantation in liver failure patients, select surgical timing correctly, and develop proper surgical regimens, in order to improve the rescue and cure rate of such patients. In addition, great achievements have been made in living-donor liver transplantation, auxiliary liver transplantation, and ABO-incompatible liver transplantation, which should be taken seriously in clinical practice.