Bleeding and thrombotic complications of pediatric liver transplant.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Pediatric patients undergoing liver transplant are at significant risk for bleeding and thrombotic complications due to the complex nature of rebalanced hemostasis in patients with liver disease. METHODS/OBJECTIVES:We reviewed records of 92 pediatric liver and multivisceral transplant cases at Duke University Medical Center between January 2009 and December 2015. The goal was to define the nature and incidence of bleeding and thrombotic complications in this cohort and define potential risk factors. RESULTS:There were 24 major bleeding events in 19 transplants (incidence 20.7%) and 30 thrombotic events in 23 transplants (incidence 25%). Five of the 10 retransplantations were for vascular thrombotic complications. Thirty-day mortality was 4.9%, and three of these four deaths were

SUBMITTER: Borst AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5867241 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature