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Endotoxin levels in adult liver donors
S P Pillay1, T D Moore, S V Lynch
1Queensland Liver Transplant Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
This study was undertaken to determine the levels of endotoxin in a group of adult donors whose livers were procured for transplantation. In the group of 25 adults, endotoxin levels were found to be significantly elevated in the systemic venous blood when compared to control levels. Portal venous endotoxin levels were also elevated following hepatic hilar dissection and after cannulation of the portal vein prior to removing the donor liver.