Clinical Study Liver transplantation and surgery : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 1999

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation in children.

Mazariegos GV, O'Toole K, Mieles LA, Dvorchik I, Meza MP, Briassoulis G, et al. — Liver transplantation and surgery : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 1999

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Summary

What Researchers Did

This study investigated the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for early hepatic artery thrombosis after paediatric liver transplantation by comparing outcomes in treated patients to a historical control group.

What They Found

Out of 375 paediatric patients undergoing 416 liver transplantations, 31 (7.5%) developed hepatic artery thrombosis at a mean of 8.2 days post-transplant. Seventeen of these patients received hyperbaric oxygen therapy, while 12 patients served as a control group.

Canadian Relevance

This study was not conducted in Canada and does not have direct Canadian relevance.

Study Limitations

The study's retrospective design and relatively small sample size for the intervention groups limit the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	10477845
Year Published	1999
Journal	Liver transplantation and surgery : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
MeSH Terms	Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Blood Flow Velocity; Child, Preschool; Female; Hepatic Artery; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Infant; Liver; Liver Transplantation; Male; Retrospective Studies; Thrombosis; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography, Doppler

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