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. 2014 Jul;6(3):121–130.

Table 1. Risk factors associated with development of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation 6, 9, 16, 30, 34, 38-41 .

Donor factors
•Abnormal donor arterial anatomy
•CMV (+) donor while recipient is CMV(-)
Recipient factors
• Abnormal recipient arterial anatomy


•Immunological or genetic factors


•Infection


•Celiac stenosis or compression by median arcuate ligament


• Multiple rejections
Peri-operative factors
• Cold ischemia time


• Warm ischemia time


• Ischemia-reperfusion injury
Operational factors
• Technical problems in creating an anastomosis


•Performing complex back-table arterial reconstruction


• Increased number of FFP and/or whole blood transfusion


• ortic conduit for arterial re-construction


• Roux-en-Y biliary reconstruction
Post-operative factors
•Bile leak


• Cholangitis


• Re-laparotomy