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Porcine Liver Transplantation Without Veno-Venous Bypass As an Extended Criteria Donor Model
Published on: August 17, 2022
The Edge of Unknown: Postoperative Critical Care in Liver Transplantation
Fuat H Saner1, Dieter P Hoyer1, Matthias Hartmann2
1Department of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, Medical Center University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Abstract:
Perioperative care of patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) is very complex. Metabolic derangements, hypothermia, coagulopathy and thromboses, severe infections, and graft dysfunction can affect outcomes. In this manuscript, we discuss several perioperative problems that can be encountered in LT recipients. The authors present the most up-to-date information regarding predicting and treating hemodynamic instability, coagulation monitoring and management, postoperative ventilation strategies and early extubation, management of infections, and ESLD-related pulmonary complications. In addition, early post-transplant allograft dysfunction will be discussed.
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