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Awareness of Respiratory Failure Can Predict Early Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients
(2015)
Objectives: Cardiovascular and respiratory system complications are the most common causes of early mortality after liver transplant. We evaluated the causes of respiratory failure as an early postoperative pulmonary ...
Treatment of Biliary Complications After Liver Transplant: Results of a Single Center
(2015)
Biliary complications are major sources of morbidity after liver transplant due to vulnerable vascularization of the bile ducts. Biliary complications are the "Achilles' heel" of liver transplant with their high incidence, ...
Liver and Kidney Transplant in Primary Hyperoxaluria: A Single Center Experience
(2015)
Objectives: Primary hyperoxaluria, especially type 1, is a severe disease with multisystem morbidity and high mortality. We present 3 primary hyperoxaluria type 1 patients who underwent liver transplant, including living-donor ...
Large-for-Size Liver Transplant: A Single-Center Experience
(2015)
Objectives: The ideal ratio between liver transplant graft mass and recipient body weight is unknown, but the graft probably must weigh 0.8% to 2.0% recipient weight. When this ratio > 4%, there may be problems due to ...
Efficacy of Cell Saver Use in Living-Donor Liver Transplant
(2015)
Objectives: Liver transplant currently is the best treatment option for end-stage liver disease. During liver transplant, there is major blood loss due to surgery and primary disease. By using a cell saver, the need for ...
Clinicopathologic Study of Kidney Biopsies in Patients Before or After Liver Transplant
(2014)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the causes of kidney impairment associated with liver transplant in patients who had kidney biopsy before or after liver transplant. Materials and Methods: In 408 ...