ENDOTOXIN LEVELS IN ADULT LIVER DONORS
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 64 (9) , 615-617
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02303.x
Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine the levels of endotoxin in a group of adult donors whose livers were procured for transplantation. In the group of 25 adults, endotoxin levels were found to be significantly elevated in the systemic venous blood when compared to control levels. Portal venous endotoxin levels were also elevated following hepatic hilar dissection and after cannulation of the portal vein prior to removing the donor liver.Keywords
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