IVC CLAMP: infrahepatic inferior vena cava clamping during hepatectomy - a randomised controlled trial in an interdisciplinary setting

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intraoperative haemorrhage is a known predictor for perioperative outcome of patients undergoing hepatic resection. While anaesthesiological lowering of central venous pressure (CVP) by fluid restriction is known to reduce bleeding d...

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Main Authors: Reissfelder Christoph, Elbers Heike, Schmidt Thomas, Bruckner Thomas, Koch Moritz, Zimmermann Johannes B, Rahbari Nuh N, Weigand Markus A, Büchler Markus W, Weitz Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/10/1/94