The aims of severe perioperative bleeding management are three-fold. First, preoperative
identification by anamesis and laboratory testing of those patients for whom the …

Perioperative monitoring of blood coagulation is critical to better understand causes of
hemorrhage, to guide hemostatic therapies, and to predict the risk of bleeding during the …

There is wide variation in the management of coagulation and blood transfusion practice in
liver transplantation. The use of blood products intraoperatively is declining and transfusion …

The concept that patients with stable liver disease are at an increased risk of bleeding,
based solely on abnormalities of conventional coagulation tests such as prothrombin time …

Thrombotic complications are more common in liver disease than might be expected
because of the coagulopathy described by conventional coagulation tests. Some of these …

The first human orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in Europe was performed by Sir Roy
Calne of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 1968, 1 only 1 year after the first …

Background Intraoperative pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is an often overlooked cause
of mortality during adult liver transplantation (LT) with diagnostic challenge. The goals of this …

Abstract Study Objective To determine current practice patterns for patients receiving liver
transplantation. Design International, web-based survey instrument. Setting Academic …

Orthotopic liver transplantation can be marked by significant hemodynamic instability
requiring the use of a variety of hemodynamic monitors to aide in intraoperative …

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is characterized by significant hemodynamic
disturbances and anesthetic challenges. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography …