Review Article
Postoperative care in pediatric liver transplantation
Uenis Tannuri, Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri
Published:
January 01, 2014
DOI:
10.6061/clinics/2014(Sup01)08
License:
Copyright © 2014 Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP2014This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In the last 25 years, liver transplantation in children has become an effective, definitive, and universally accepted treatment for terminal liver diseases. Long-term survival exceeds 80% and improves each year as the result of constant technical advancements and improvements in immediate postoperative intensive care and clinical control.