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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Liver transplantation
easl.euThe first human orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) in Europe was performed by Sir Roy Calne in Cambridge in 1968 [1], only one year after the first successful human liver transplantation reported by Thomas Starzl in the United States [2]. Since then LT has evolved rapidly, becoming the standard therapy for acute
Insuficiencia hepática aguda. Conceptos actuales
www.medigraphic.comemergent orthotopic liver transplantation have improved overall patient survival. Key words.e sKey words. s Acute liver failure. Liver transplantation. Hepatitis virus. RESUMENSU La insuficiencia hepática aguda (IHA) es un síndrome catastrófico multiorgánico presente en individuos previamente sanos, caracteri-zado por disfunción ...
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG) IN TRAUMA
surgicalcriticalcare.nettool during orthotopic liver transplantation (3). Although many patients with liver failure will have prolonged PT/INR, they are typically hypercoagulable as evidenced by TEG. Liver transplantation often requires a massive amount of blood transfusion due to blood loss and the complex coagulopathies that