During the anhepatic phase of conventional liver transplantation (LT), the inferior vena cava (IVC) is crossclamped and venovenous bypass (VVB) is usually indicated for diversion of IVC and portal blood flow. VVB can theoretically lead to pulmonary complications due to the contact of the blood with
Pulmonary evolution in conventional liver transplantation with venovenous bypass and the piggyback method
β Scribed by E.M Carvalho; P.C.B Massarollo; M.R.M Isern; N.S Toledo; J Kawacama; S Mies; S Raia
- Book ID
- 117238575
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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