Multimodal Pain Management of Liver Transplantation: What Is New?
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(ISSN 2577-5820)
OBM Transplantation (ISSN 2577-5820) is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc., which covers all evidence-based scientific studies related to transplantation, including: transplantation procedures and the maintenance of transplanted tissues or organs; assimilation of grafted tissue and the reconstitution of removed organs or parts of organs; transplantation of heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreatic islets and bone marrow, etc. Areas related to clinical and experimental transplantation are also of interest.
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Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2022 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Mark Reza Laftavi, MD, FACS, FICS
Professor and interim Chief of Transplant Services, Director, Pancreas Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, Upstate University Hospital, 750 East Adams Street, Suite 8141, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Tel: 315-464-7329
Fax: 315-464-6288
Research Interests: Transplant; immunocompromised patient and surgery; pancreatic disease; pediatric kidney disease and transplant; renal transplant; pancreas and kidney transplantation
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Publication
Multimodal Pain Management of Liver Transplantation: What Is New?Abstract Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving treatment representing the only viable option for patients suffering from end-stage liver disease (ESLD) or acute liver failure. Patients who undergo LT require a multidisciplinary approach to postoperative pain management. However, pain management in this context is often inadequately explored. [...] |
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