Clinics (Jan 2014)

Postoperative care in pediatric liver transplantation

  • Uenis Tannuri,
  • Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2014(Sup01)08
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 69, no. suppl 1
pp. 42 – 46

Abstract

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In the last 25 years, liver transplantation in children has become an effective, definitive, and universally accepted treatment for terminal liver diseases. Long-term survival exceeds 80% and improves each year as the result of constant technical advancements and improvements in immediate postoperative intensive care and clinical control.

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