Publications by authors named "Gustavo Devetach"
Article Synopsis
- A study analyzed liver transplantation outcomes in 127 patients, comparing those who received perioperative red blood cell (P-RBC) transfusions to those who did not.
- Patients requiring P-RBC transfusions showed higher MELD scores and significantly lower preoperative hemoglobin levels, with those receiving transfusions facing more postoperative complications like infections and longer ICU stays.
- Despite these issues, transfusion recipients did not have worse long-term survival rates, indicating the need to improve hemoglobin levels in patients prior to surgery to minimize transfusion need.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a rare clinical syndrome defined as a profound but reversible left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of coronary artery disease. We describe the clinical features and management of TC manifesting in the postoperative period in a patient undergoing liver transplantation. Two days after surgery, the patient developed clinical features of acute myocardial infarction.
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