Open AccessAnesthetic and perioperative management of intestinal and multivisceral allograft recipient in nontransplant surgery
Author(s) -
Kostopanagiotou Georgia,
Sidiropoulou Tatiana,
Pyrsopoulos Nikolaos,
Pretto Ernesto A.,
Pandazi Ageliki,
Matsota Paraskevi,
Arkadopoulos Nikolaos,
Smyrniotis Vassilios,
Tzakis Andreas G.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplant international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1432-2277
pISSN - 0934-0874
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00627.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , anesthetic , transplantation , surgery , emergency surgery , intensive care medicine , general surgery
Summary As the survival rate of the intestinal and multi‐visceral transplant recipients continues to improve, an increasing number of these patients present for either elective or emergency surgery related or unrelated to transplantation. The aim of this review is to focus on clinical issues related to the anesthetic and perioperative management of the intestinal or multi‐visceral transplant recipient for nontransplant surgery. Specific issues concerning perioperative assessment and medications, choice of anesthetic drugs and techniques, and postoperative care management are reviewed.