Use of a heat exchanger in liver transplantation

Of the first 16 patients who underwent orthoptic liver transplantation, 81 % were observed to be hypothermic at termination of bypass (X = 34.5°C, n = 16). In response, an in-line heat exchangerwas added to the bypass circuit. Subsequently, 72% of the next 11 patients terminated bypass normothermic...

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