Meticulous closure of collateral vessels in the perihilar mediastinal pleura to control intraoperative bleeding during lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1119
Abstract: Background Massive blood transfusion compensating hemorrhage during lung transplantation (LT) results in primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and worse outcomes after LT. Collateral vessels in the perihilar mediastinal pleura could be the source of hemorrhage during… read more here.
Keywords: closure; collateral vessels; vessels perihilar; perihilar mediastinal ... See more keywords