Justification for routine intensive care after liver transplantation
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Intensive Care Management of Patients Prior to Liver Transplantation
Liver failure is a devastating illness with extremely high morbidity and mortality. With the advent of life-saving orthotopic liver transplantation, the mortality and morbidity due to liver failure has been significantly reduced. Many patients awaiting transplant are critically ill. The intensive care management of patients before liver transplantation is aimed at optimizing hepatic and extrahe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Liver Transplantation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23745