Fig. 1 The Milan Criteria are currently the most important criteria to determine candidacy of patients with HCC for curative intervention with liver transplantation. Patients meeting the Milan Criteria do…
Ideal split donor Donor age < 40–50 years Liver function test (normal or mildly elevated) Serum sodium level < 160 mEq/L No or minimal inotropic support (hemodynamic stability) Normal macroscopic…
Fig. 1 The four major prerequisites for technically successful LDLT are the following: adequate graft volume to avoid SFS graft syndrome, sufficient PV inflow for liver graft regeneration, good HV…
Fig. 1 Admission imaging work-up of a 54-year-old woman. The computed tomography scan confirmed the anatomo-pathologic finding of a biopsy-proven primary leiomyosarcoma of the retro-hepatic vena cava (Panel A). Magnetic…
Fig. 1 Segments of the liver (Reprinted from Clin Liver Dis, 4, Ghobrial RM, Amersi F, Busuttil RW, Surgical advances in liver transplantation. Living related and split donors, 553–565, Copyright…
Fig. 1 (a) Liver transplants done as part of combined organ transplants (Data from http://srtr.transplant.hrsa.gov/annual_reports/2012/. slide 34 SRTR report liver slides). (b) Total number and percentage of simultaneous liver–kidney transplantation…
Degree of hypoxemia Alveolar–arterial gradient (mmHg) Pa02 (mmHg) Mild ≥15 ≥80 Moderate ≥15 ≥60 and <80 Severe ≥15 ≥50 and <60 Very severe ≥15 50 The following are hepatopulmonary syndrome…
Category Status Condition 1 Dead on arrival Noncontrolled 2 Unsuccessful resuscitation Noncontrolled 3 Awaiting cardiac arrest Controlled 4 Cardiac arrest while brain dead Noncontrolled Category 1, or “dead on arrival,”…
Fig. 1 The molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) consists of a blood circuit, an albumin circuit, and a dialysate/filtrate side (With permission, modified from Mitzner et al. 2006) SPAD SPAD…
Phases of transplantation Phase 1 Pre-transplant evaluation Phase 2 Patient accepted and listed with UNOS. Now in maintenance or candidacy phase Phase 3 Admitted for transplant procedure and inpatient stay…
