Prophylactic activated recombinant factor VII in liver resection and liver transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Intraoperative blood loss is a frequent complication of hepatic resection and orthotopic liver transplantation. Recombinant activated coagulation factor VII (rFVIIa) is a coagulation protein that induces hemostasis by directly activating factor X. There is no clear information about the prophylactic...

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Main Authors: Norberto C Chavez-Tapia, Roberto Alfaro-Lara, Felix Tellez-Avila, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Octavio González-Chon, Nahum Mendez-Sanchez, Misael Uribe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3144913?pdf=render