Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as an intraoperative rescue option in case of portopulmonary hypertension recognized during liver transplantation

Minerva Anestesiol. 2017 Dec;83(12):1336-1337. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12224-8. Epub 2017 Jul 28.

Authors

Gennaro Martucci¹, Gaetano Burgio², Fabio Lullo², Giovanna Panarello², Antonio Arcadipane²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS, ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy - gmartucci@ismett.edu.
² Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS, ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 28752738
DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12224-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Arteries
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation* / methods
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis
Hypertension, Portal / therapy*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy*
Intraoperative Care / methods*
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Veins