2000
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000200017
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Alterações neurológicas em pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático: análise de 30 casos consecutivos

Abstract: RESUMO -As complicações neurológicas em transplante hepático (TxH) são importante causa de morbimortalidade, pois as intercorrências podem resultar de fatores prévios ao TxH, de alterações trans-operatórias, de dificuldades com os imunossupressores, coagulopatias e infecções do período pós-operatório. Nós analisamos , retrospectivamente, a cronologia, as causas e as frequências das alterações neurológicas de 30 pacientes adultos submetidos a TxH e constatamos que nossos resultados diferem ligeiramente dos apre… Show more

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“…4 The most prevalent changes were psychic disorientation 5.6%, decreased level of consciousness 4.4%, convulsive crisis 3.1% and hemorrhagic stroke 1.9%, which, as mentioned, may be influenced by factors prior to the transplantation and are not exclusively due to the operative process, it must also be taken into consideration that the coagulation system is affected, causing undesirable complications, frequently irreversible, and can lead to the patient's death. Surgeries of the thorax and upper abdomen are the major responsibles for pulmonary complications.…”
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“…4 The most prevalent changes were psychic disorientation 5.6%, decreased level of consciousness 4.4%, convulsive crisis 3.1% and hemorrhagic stroke 1.9%, which, as mentioned, may be influenced by factors prior to the transplantation and are not exclusively due to the operative process, it must also be taken into consideration that the coagulation system is affected, causing undesirable complications, frequently irreversible, and can lead to the patient's death. Surgeries of the thorax and upper abdomen are the major responsibles for pulmonary complications.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Seizures affect 6 to 36% of patients and are usually single and generalized tonicclonic, it can be attributed to important metabolic and hydro-electrolytic alterations of diabetes mellitus and the exacerbation of the condition. 4 When an individual undergoes a procedure such as liver transplantation, unfortunately, the organ does not have the capacity to perform its functions immediately, compromising the functioning of the other systems of the organism, and as a consequence, some clinical complications such as those mentioned above become apparent.…”
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confidence: 99%