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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2015; 21(26): 8004-8013
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8004
Table 2 Major risk factors for perioperative thromboembolic events in liver transplant
Abnormal thrombin generation
Defective profibrinolitic system due to elevated plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 endothelial type levels
Platelet activation from venous stasis or inflammation
Intestinal ischaemia and liberation of infectious mediators
Tissue thromboplastin release
Vascular clamping/unclamping
Platelet aggregates and microthrombosis around catheters
Severe ischaemia-reperfusion phenomena
Veno-venous by-pass
High pulmonary artery pressure
Anatomical and/or technical causes