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Respiratory failure after liver transplantation.
European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
|November 1, 1975
Summary
Liver transplantation was performed for a rapidly growing liver sarcoma. Postoperative complications, including disseminated intravascular coagulation and massive blood loss, led to respiratory failure and patient death.
Area of Science:
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Transplant Immunology
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- A rare, rapidly growing haemangioendothelial sarcoma of the liver presented in a young woman.
- Liver transplantation was considered the primary treatment modality.