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ENDOTOXIN LEVELS IN ADULT LIVER DONORS
Author(s) -
Pillay S. P.,
Moore T. D.,
Lynch S. V.,
Whiting R. F.,
Balderson G. A.,
Strong R. W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02303.x
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , portal vein , vein , venous blood , gastroenterology , dissection (medical) , surgery , transplantation
This study was undertaken to determine the levels of endotoxin in a group of adult donors whose livers were procured for transplantation. In the group of 25 adults, endotoxin levels were found to be significantly elevated in the systemic venous blood when compared to control levels. Portal venous endotoxin levels were also elevated following hepatic hilar dissection and after cannulation of the portal vein prior to removing the donor liver.