Postoperative recovery is a complex process with several interrelated domains.
Traditionally, the absence of negative physiological symptoms like nausea and pain, along …

Intracardiac thrombosis and/or pulmonary thromboembolism (ICT/PE) is a rare but
devastating complication during liver transplantation. Its pathophysiology remains poorly …

Background. Although hemorrhage is a major concern during liver transplantation (LT), the
risk for thromboembolism is well recognized. Implementation of rotational …

Background: Intraoperative cardiac arrest (ICA) has a reported frequency of 1 in 10,000
anesthetics but has a much higher estimated incidence in orthotopic liver transplantation …

Standardized discharge criteria are critical to reduce premature discharge and avoid
unnecessary hospital stays. No such criteria exist for patients undergoing liver …

Background Mortality after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is a quality measure and
early death may represent a technical complication or poor patient selection. Our objective …

Liver transplantation (LT) continues to be the gold standard for treating end-stage liver
disease, and challenges that are posed to the anesthesiologist during transplantation are …

Background/Aims Performance status may adversely affect living donor liver transplantation
(LDLT) outcomes. We present our data regarding performance status and …

Background: While the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is used to prioritize
individuals for LT, it does not specifically incorporate functional status into patient …

In 2021, the United States performed 9,236 liver transplantations, an increase of 3.7% from
2020. As the specialty of transplant anesthesiologist continues to grow, so does the body of …