Obesity in Liver Transplantation: A Risk Factor for Unplanned Reoperation and Prolonged Operative Time

Autor: James S, Ford, Eric S, Wise, Saad C, Rehman, Kristina Gloria, Jacomino, Michael J, Maggart, Michelle, Izmaylov, Sunil K, Geevarghese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The American surgeon. 85(8)
ISSN: 1555-9823
Popis: Selection of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) candidates is increasingly inclusive of patients with high BMI. We aim to characterize the influence of obesity on the surgical outcome measures of prolonged operative time and unplanned reoperation. We reviewed the records of obese and normal weight OLT recipients over a 10-year period from a single institution. Variables that trended (
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