Con: Venovenous Bypass Should Not Be Used in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 744-747

  Hilmi, Ibtesam A ^a   Planinsic, Raymond M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

orthotopic liver transplantation; venovenous bypass

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749126747     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.06.004     Document Type: Note

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