Open AccessCombined liver and kidney transplantation: Our experience and review of literature
Author(s) -
Kusuma Ramachandra Halemani,
N Bhadrinath
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.198392
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , liver transplantation , kidney , organ transplantation , kidney transplantation , organ donation , transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery , general surgery , urology
Increased awareness of organ donation has increased the availability of deceased donors, and it has boosted the opportunities for treating patients with multiple organ dysfunction. Simultaneously replacing two organs gives advantages of single surgery, lower immunosuppression dose and better survival than when one organ alone is transplanted. We present reports of management of three cases of combined liver and kidney transplantation (CLKT) from deceased donors. Based on management of these cases we discuss the importance of CLKT and anaesthetic concerns during such complex procedures.