Response to the Discussion of “Open abdomen in liver transplantation”

- Hemorrhage during liver transplantation can be safely managed with vacuum assisted closure (VAC).
- Vacuum assisted closure was associated with an average of 10.7L of intra-operative blood loss.
- Primary abdominal closure was associated with an average of 4.4L of intra-operative blood loss.
- VAC was associated with significant increase in intra-operative FFP and PLT transfusions.
- VAC was associated with increased post-operative RBC, FFP, PLT and total volume requirements.