Hypertonic saline solution increases cerebral perfusion pressure during clinical orthotopic liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure: preliminary results Solução salina hipertônica aumenta a pressão de perfusão cerebral no transplante do fígado para hepatite fulminante: resultados preliminares

During orthotopic liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure, some patients may develop sudden deterioration of cerebral perfusion and oxygenation, mainly due to increased intracranial pressure and hypotension, which are likely responsible for postoperative neurological morbidity and mortal...

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Main Authors: Joel Avancini Rocha Filho, Marcel Autran C. Machado, Ricardo Souza Nani, João Plínio S. Rocha, Estela R. R. Figueira, Telesforo Bacchella, Maurício Rocha-e-Silva, José Otávio C. Auler Jr., Marcel C. C. Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2006-06-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000300008