Hemostasis and Hepatic Surgery

Gareth Eeson; Paul J Karanicolas

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2015.12.001

Hemostasis and Hepatic Surgery

Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Apr;96(2):219-28. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.12.001. Epub 2016 Feb 17.

Authors

Gareth Eeson¹, Paul J Karanicolas²

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room T2016, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
² Division of General Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room T2016, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada. Electronic address: paul.karanicolas@sunnybrook.ca.

PMID: 27017861
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.12.001

Abstract

Operative blood loss is a major source of morbidity and even mortality for patients undergoing hepatic resection. This review discusses strategies to minimize blood loss and the utilization of allogeneic blood transfusion pertaining to oncologic hepatic surgery.

Keywords: Blood loss; Blood transfusion; Hemostasis; Liver resection; Low central venous pressure; Parenchymal transection; Topical hemostatic agents; Vascular occlusion.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control*
Hemostasis, Surgical* / methods
Hepatectomy* / methods
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*