Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10103549 | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative blood augmentation and acute normovolemic hemodilution provide a safe cushion against operative blood loss. Elective living donor liver transplantation allows full implementation of a transfusion-free strategy in the setting of early hepatic failure, portal hypertension, and anemia. This feat is an important step toward global standardization of transfusion-free surgical practice and an important response to widespread blood shortages and transfusion risks.
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Authors
Nicolas (FACS), Singh MD, Rodrigo (FACS), Linda (FACS), Yuri (FACS), Rick MD,