Laboratory monitoring of the haemostatic system changes during orthotopic liver transplantation.

Introduction: In liver diseases, all components of the haemostatic system are changed and the degree of dysfunction is proportional to hepatocellular damage. During the liver transplantation, values of haemostatic parameters show substantial changes, while postoperatively there is a gradual normalisation of the haemostatic system function.

Objective: The aim was to monitor the changes of the haemostatic system intraoperatively and postoperatively, including the dynamics at which physiological values of parameters are reached after transplantation.