Tag Peter L. Jernigan MD

I General Considerations A History 1. 1967—Starzl performed the first successful liver transplant. 2. 1983—Venovenous bypass was introduced for use during anhepatic phase; cyclosporine was approved for transplant immunosuppression. 3. 1984—Broelsch and associates introduced the reduced-size liver transplantation. 4. 1989—first…

For the life of the flesh is in the blood. Leviticus 17:11 I General Topics A Normal Blood Volume and Composition 1. Total blood volume (TBV) = 70 mL/kg total body weight (80 mL/kg for newborns) 2. Total volume red…