Open AccessPostoperative coagulopathy after live related donor hepatectomy: Incidence, predictors and implications for safety of thoracic epidural catheter
Author(s) -
ST Karna,
Chandra Kant Pandey,
Sandeep Sharma,
Anshuman Singh,
Manish Tandon,
VK Pandey
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.159419
Subject(s) - medicine , coagulopathy , hepatectomy , surgery , anesthesia , univariate analysis , blood transfusion , multivariate analysis , resection
Coagulopathy after living donor hepatectomy (LDH) may endanger donor safety during removal of thoracic epidural catheter (TEC). The present study was conducted to evaluate the extent and duration of immediate postoperative coagulopathy after LDH.