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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2013; 19(48): 9271-9281
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9271
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9271
Early respiratory complications after liver transplantation
Paolo Feltracco, Cristiana Carollo, Stefania Barbieri, Tommaso Pettenuzzo, Carlo Ori, Department of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padova University Hospital, 35128 Padova, Italy
Author contributions: Feltracco P and Carollo C performed the literature search and drafted the article; all other authors made substantial contributions to the manuscript, revising it for important intellectual content and approving the submitted version.
Correspondence to: Paolo Feltracco, MD, Department of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padova University Hospital, Via Cesare Battisti 256, 35128 Padova, Italy. paolofeltracco@inwind.it
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Received: August 7, 2013
Revised: September 4, 2013
Accepted: September 16, 2013
Published online: December 28, 2013
Revised: September 4, 2013
Accepted: September 16, 2013
Published online: December 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This “minieview” underlines the most important perioperative factors that predispose to early post-liver transplant respiratory complications. Despite advances in surgical techniques and anesthesiological management the lung may still suffer throughout the perioperative period from various types of injury, with different ensuing ventilatory impairments, and different clinical outcomes. The incidence, etiology, pathophysiological features, clinical manifestations, preventing measures, and outcomes of post-operative respiratory disorders in this setting are also reported.