Impact Of Timing Of Drainage Of Massive Ascites On Operative And Post-Operative Course In Living-Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

Impact Of Timing Of Drainage Of Massive Ascites On Operative And Post-Operative Course In Living-Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

Massive ascites is usually controlled over several weeks pre-operatively in liver transplant recipients with the risk of encephalopathy and peritonitis. We hypothesized that intra-operative drainage of ascites will be safe and avoids the inherent risks of pre-operative drainage.

Inclusion Criteria:

• liver transplant candidates with tense acsites

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe coagulpathy (INR more than 2 or platlet count less than 50) MELD more than 20