Evaluation of orthotopic liver transplant recipients presenting to the emergency department

E A Savitsky; A B Uner; S R Votey

Evaluation of orthotopic liver transplant recipients presenting to the emergency department

Ann Emerg Med. 1998 Apr;31(4):507-17.

Authors

E A Savitsky¹, A B Uner, S R Votey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, USA. esavitsk@ucla.edu

PMID: 9546022

Abstract

Improved survival rates and more centers performing liver transplantation have resulted in increasing numbers of liver transplant recipients presenting to emergency departments. This article familiarizes emergency physicians with orthotopic liver transplantation and complications that cause liver transplant recipients to visit EDs.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Emergencies*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Liver Failure / etiology
Liver Failure / surgery*
Liver Transplantation*
Patient Admission
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / therapy