Incidental finding of elevated pulmonary arterial pressures during liver transplantation and postoperative pulmonary complications

Incidental finding of elevated pulmonary arterial pressures during liver transplantation and postoperative pulmonary complications

Abstract Background In patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD) scheduled for liver transplantation (LT), an intraoperative incidental finding of elevated mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) may be observed. Its association with patient outcome has not been evaluated. We aimed to estimate th...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Joosten, François Martin Carrier, Aïmane Menioui, Philippe Van der Linden, Brenton Alexander, Audrey Coilly, Nicolas Golse, Marc-Antoine Allard, Valerio Lucidi, Daniel Azoulay, Salima Naili, Leila Toubal, Maya Moussa, Lydia Karam, Hung Pham, Edita Laukaityte, Youcef Amara, Marc Lanteri-Minet, Didier Samuel, Olivier Sitbon, Marc Humbert, Laurent Savale, Jacques Duranteau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Liver transplantation
Pulmonary arterial pressure
Postoperative outcomes
Hemodynamic
Liver surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01839-7

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