Response to the Discussion of “Open abdomen in liver transplantation”

Response to the Discussion of “Open abdomen in liver transplantation”

•Hemorrhage during liver transplantation can be safely managed with vacuum assisted closure (VAC).•Vacuum assisted closure was associated with an average of 10.7L of intra-operative blood loss.•Primary abdominal closure was associated with an average of 4.4L of intra-operative blood loss.•VAC was as...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 2018-05, Vol.215 (5), p.787-787
Hauptverfasser: Chan, T., Bleszynski, M.S., Youssef, D.S., Segedi, M., Chung, S., Scudamore, C.H., Buczkowski, A.K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Liver
Liver transplantation
Liver transplants
Transplantation
Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:•Hemorrhage during liver transplantation can be safely managed with vacuum assisted closure (VAC).•Vacuum assisted closure was associated with an average of 10.7L of intra-operative blood loss.•Primary abdominal closure was associated with an average of 4.4L of intra-operative blood loss.•VAC was associated with significant increase in intra-operative FFP and PLT transfusions.•VAC was associated with increased post-operative RBC, FFP, PLT and total volume requirements.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.11.045