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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 3/2019

01-03-2019 | Liver Transplantation | Editorial

10 tips for intensive care management of transplanted liver patients

Authors: Samir Jaber, Audrey De Jong

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 3/2019

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Among the 1600 liver transplants in Eurotransplant per year [1], most patients have an event-free and short ICU stay. However, mortality figures around 5% are still reported [2] and morbidity may also be substantial. Centers with higher case volume experience better outcomes, including in-hospital mortality and long-term survival, compared to centers with lower case volume [3]. The main purpose of ICU management after liver transplantation is, besides the general management that is applied after all major abdominal surgery, the prevention or early detection of hepatic complications and the problems related to immunosuppression. This article provides ten tips for ICU management of transplanted liver patients. …
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Metadata
Title
10 tips for intensive care management of transplanted liver patients
Authors
Samir Jaber
Audrey De Jong
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05579-0

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