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Coagulation Defects in the Cirrhotic Patient Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
Transplantation - 1 Sept 2018
Parker Arabesque, Karvellas Constantine J
Abstract excerpt
Patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation have unique challenges with regard to the prevention and management of thrombosis and hemorrhage. Patients with cirrhosis have an unstable balance of the coagulation system due to defects in both prothrombotic and antithrombotic components. These changes make laboratory monitoring challenging, prophylaxis against bleeding and thrombosis controversial, and...
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