… liver transplantation (LT) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is considered routine by many transplant
… PACU) to the surgical ward and bypass the ICU entirely. In 2002, our program started a …

… Recent data suggested that model for end-stage liver disease (… an ICU stay longer than 3
days after LT. We further identified factors influencing prolonged ICU stay in single-center liver …

… ICU-stay after liver transplantation (LT… ICU stay could allow the transplant team to plan
ahead especially if restricted availability of ICU beds poses a limit to the evolution of the transplant …

… to identify risk factors for mortality of liver transplant recipients. Through multiple logistic
regression analysis we identified predictive factors for ICU length of stay of more than 10 days. …

… liver transplant directly from the intensive care unit and 927 non-ICU patients who were
transplanted … RESULTS: In comparison to non-ICU patients, ICU patients had a higher model for …

… Select liver transplantation (LT) recipients in our program are … eliminating an intensive care
unit (ICU) stay. Developing a … %) were directly admitted to the ICU after LT. Based on nine …

… day ICU stay for routine cases.Nowadays, in many units, the expected ICU stay for such
cases is less than 24 hours, and selected patients in some institutions bypass the ICU altogether …

… in a selected group of liver transplant recipients, we questioned … to the surgical ward without
intervening ICU care. Of 147 patients … and ICU care are not necessary for all liver transplant …

… with liver cirrhosis requiring ICU admission and intubation before transplantation had …
survival rates in comparison with ICU patients without intubation and a non–ICU-bound MELD-…

… with ICU delirium,2, 6 few investigations to date have specifically looked at the liver transplant
… patient outcomes were affected by development of delirium after liver transplant surgery. …