The debate on antifibrinolytics in liver transplantation: always, never, or sometimes?

Eduarda S Martinelli¹, Stuart A McCluskey², Keyvan Karkouti³, Carla A Luzzi², Matthanja Bieze², Luiz Marcelo S Malbouisson⁴, André P Schmidt⁵

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¹ University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Anestesia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia, Ciências Cirúrgicas e Medicina Perioperatória, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
³ University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University Health Network, Women's College Hospital, Sinai Health System, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University Health Network, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia, Ciências Cirúrgicas e Medicina Perioperatória, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Divisão de Anestesiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁵ Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Anestesia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia, Ciências Cirúrgicas e Medicina Perioperatória, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Serviço de Anestesia e Medicina Perioperatória, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Serviço de Anestesia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Cirúrgicas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: apschmidt@hcpa.edu.br.

PMID: 39332678
PMCID: PMC11474311
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2024.844562

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The debate on antifibrinolytics in liver transplantation: always, never, or sometimes?

Eduarda S Martinelli et al. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2024 Nov-Dec.

. 2024 Nov-Dec;74(6):844562.

doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2024.844562. Epub 2024 Sep 26.

Authors

Eduarda S Martinelli¹, Stuart A McCluskey², Keyvan Karkouti³, Carla A Luzzi², Matthanja Bieze², Luiz Marcelo S Malbouisson⁴, André P Schmidt⁵

Affiliations

¹ University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Anestesia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia, Ciências Cirúrgicas e Medicina Perioperatória, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
³ University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University Health Network, Women's College Hospital, Sinai Health System, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto, Canada; University Health Network, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia, Ciências Cirúrgicas e Medicina Perioperatória, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Divisão de Anestesiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁵ Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Anestesia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia, Ciências Cirúrgicas e Medicina Perioperatória, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Serviço de Anestesia e Medicina Perioperatória, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Serviço de Anestesia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Cirúrgicas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: apschmidt@hcpa.edu.br.

PMID: 39332678
PMCID: PMC11474311
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2024.844562

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