Effects of ischemic preconditioning in a pig model of large-for-size liver transplantation

OBJECTIVE: In most cases of pediatric liver transplantation, the clinical scenario of large-for-size transplants can lead to hepatic dysfunction and a decreased blood supply to the liver graft. The objective of the present experimental investigation was to evaluate the effects of ischemic preconditi...

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Main Authors: Antonio José Gonçalves Leal, Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri, Alessandro Rodrigo Belon, Raimundo Renato Nunes Guimarães, Maria Cecília Mendonça Coelho, Josiane de Oliveira Gonçalves, Suellen Serafini, Evandro Sobroza de Melo, Uenis Tannuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-02-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000200126&lng=en&tlng=en