Influence of preoperative propranolol on cardiac index during the anhepatic phase of liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Émerson Seiberlich,
Marcelo Dias Sanches,
Bruno Salomé de Morais,
Jader F. Maciel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
brazilian journal of anesthesiology (english edition)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2291
pISSN - 0104-0014
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjane.2014.02.017
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , propranolol , cardiac index , transplantation , liver disease , inferior vena cava , surgery , anesthesia , cardiology , cardiac output , gastroenterology , hemodynamics
Liver transplantation is the best therapeutic option for end-stage liver disease. Non-selective beta-blocker medications such as propranolol act directly on the cardiovascular system and are often used in the prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from HP. The effects of propranolol on cardiovascular system of cirrhotic patients during liver transplantation are not known.
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