Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Can J Anaesth
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Case Reports
Intraoperative hemodialysis with supra- and infradiaphragmatic catheters for liver transplantation.
The benefits of intraoperative dialysis during orthotopic liver transplantation remain controversial. In patients with anuric renal failure and portopulmonary hypertension, maintaining venous return during caval clamping and unclamping along with minimizing fluid overload is critical to avoiding right ventricular strain and failure. ⋯ We report on the use two hemodialysis catheters in a patient undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation as a circuit for simultaneous anuric hepatorenal syndrome and moderate pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular dilation and dysfunction. We believe this technique was instrumental in the patient's successful transplant.
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Letter Case Reports
Transvenous catheter-directed embolectomy for pulmonary embolism.