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6.4 - Management of the Critical Care Patient Following Liver Transplant

from Section 6 - Perioperative Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Ned Gilbert-Kawai
Affiliation:
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Debashish Dutta
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow
Carl Waldmann
Affiliation:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Summary

Key Learning Points

  1. 1. The demand for liver transplantation (LT) is expected to rise over time due to an increasing prevalence of end-stage liver disease (ESLD).

  2. 2. Perioperative management of LT patients, who are increasingly co-morbid, can be challenging.

  3. 3. Post-operative care in the ICU may minimise complications, particularly cardiovascular, renal and respiratory pathologies.

  4. 4. Management of post-operative coagulopathy and transfusion requires viscoelastic and other testing, beyond standard laboratory assays.

  5. 5. A low threshold of suspicion is required for detection of complications, especially of the hepatic vasculature.

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Intensive Care Medicine
The Essential Guide
, pp. 635 - 637
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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References and Further Reading

Beattie, C, Gillies, MA. Anaesthesia and intensive care for adult liver transplantation. Anaesth Intensive Care Med 2015;16:339–43.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Feltracco, P, Barbieri, S, Galligioni, H, et al. Intensive care management of liver transplanted patients. World J Hepatol 2011;3:6171.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Fernandez, TMA, Gardiner, PJ. Critical care of the liver transplant recipient. Curr Anesthesiol Rep 2015;5:419–28.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Kashimutt, S, Kotzé, A. Anaesthesia for liver transplantation. BJA Education 2017;17:3540.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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