Background In the era of enhanced recovery after surgery, there is significant discussion
regarding the impact of intraoperative anesthetic management on short‐term outcomes …

Liver transplantation (LT) is a challenging surgery performed on patients with complex
physiology profiles, complicated by multi-system dysfunction. It represents the treatment of …

RESULTS During the period of 2000-2005, the surgical group consisted of the same 3
senior transplant surgeons, and the surgical technique was essentially unchanged …

Liver replacement represents the sole definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease.
Medical treatment does little to improve survival; when life-threatening complications of liver …

Historically, patients undergoing liver transplantation were left intubated and extubated in
the intensive care unit (ICU) after a period of recovery. Proponents of this practice argued …

Mortality rates after liver transplantation (LT) have steadily improved in recent years as units
continue to gain more experience. A prospective cohort study of 7906 liver transplants in the …

Recent advances in surgical and anesthetic management have reduced the operative risk of
major hepatectomies significantly. Although these advances have been multifactorial …

Although the fundamentals remain the same, the perioperative care of the liver transplant
(LT) recipient has changed significantly over the past 3 decades. Undoubtedly, LT surgery …

Anesthesia support for patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation can be
complicated because of multiple medical problems in such patients and rapid …

Patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD) have complex problems such as cirrhotic
cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) …