Open AccessSuccessful living donor liver transplant in a very small child
Author(s) -
Vijay Kumar,
Raman Raina
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.68392
Subject(s) - perioperative , medicine , liver transplantation , living donor liver transplantation , surgery , general surgery , transplantation , pediatrics
Liver transplantation in small children poses perioperative challenges that are different from those seen in adults. We present our successful anaesthetic experience in a 7-month-old infant who has been the youngest case of successful living donor liver transplant performed in our institution till the day this article was being prepared.