Anesthetic considerations for multivisceral transplantation.
Multivisceral transplantation is defined as the en bloc transplantation of three or more abdominal organs. Although multivisceral transplant recipients do not yet enjoy the same survival rates as renal and liver transplant recipients, this procedure can be life saving and has shown improvements in survival rates over time. Advances in immunosuppression hold promise for the future of multivisceral transplantation.
Jacque
James J
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Division of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplantation, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami, FL 33136, USA. jjacque@med.miami.edu
D000758:Anesthesia; D000777:Anesthetics; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014781:Viscera / Q000637:transplantation*
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