This review outlines the specific anesthetic and perioperative management considerations for intestinal and multivisceral transplant recipients undergoing nontransplant surgery.
May inform anesthetic planning for intestinal/multivisceral transplant recipients; leaves open prospective validation and guideline development.
As the survival rate of the intestinal and multi-visceral transplant recipients continues to improve, an increasing number of these patients present for either elective or emergency surgery related or unrelated to transplantation. The aim of this review is to focus on clinical issues related to the anesthetic and perioperative management of the intestinal or multi-visceral transplant recipient for nontransplant surgery. Specific issues concerning perioperative assessment and medications, choice of anesthetic drugs and techniques, and postoperative care management are reviewed.
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