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Recipient Hyperbilirubinemia May Reduce Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury but Fails to Improve Outcome in Clinical Liver Transplantation

Background. Exogenous bilirubin may reduce experimental ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) due to its antioxidant properties. We studied if early graft exposure to high bilirubin levels in the recipient affects the early IRI and outcomes after liver transplantation (LTx). Methods. In 427 LTx patients...

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Autores principales: Oltean, Mihai, Barrenäs, Christian, Martins, Paulo Ney, Herlenius, Gustaf, Gustafsson, Bengt, Friman, Styrbjörn, Bennet, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6964856