ANTITHROMBIN SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PREVENTION OF VASCULAR THROMBOSIS AFTER PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

After liver transplantation (LT), synthesis of coagulation factors by the graft recovers faster for pro-thrombotic than anti-thrombotic factors, resulting in a potential pro-thrombotic imbalance. We studied the thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications in our pediatric LT series, providing supplementation of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and/or antithrombin (AT) in the prophylactic antithrombotic regimen.