Intraoperative management of liver transplant patients with pulmonary hypertension
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Intraoperative Management of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Christopher W. Connor, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering Department of Anesthesiology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA Patients with pulmonary hypertension are some of the most challenging for an anesthesiologist to manage. Pulmonary hypertension in patients undergoing surgical procedures is associated with high morbidity and mortality due t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Liver Transplantation and Surgery
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1074-3022
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500030422