Open AccessAnesthetic complications including two cases of postoperative respiratory depression in living liver donor surgery
Author(s) -
David S. Beebe,
Harpreet Singh,
John Jochman,
Paul Luikart,
Ranier W Gruessner,
Angelica Gruessner,
Kumar G. Belani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.83683
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anesthetic , anesthesia , respiratory system , surgery , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Living liver donation is becoming a more common means to treat patients with liver failure because of a shortage of cadaveric organs and tissues. There is a potential for morbidity and mortality, however, in patients who donate a portion of their liver. The purpose of this study is to identify anesthetic complications and morbidity resulting from living liver donor surgery.