| Author's Name: |
Ana Cvetkovic, Vera Vojinovic Golubovic, Srdjan Nikolic, Igor Djurisic, Igor Spurnic & Ljubica Mitrovic Jacimovic |
| Subject Area: |
Health Science |
| Subject |
Medicine and Dentistry |
| Section |
Informative Article |
Keyword:
HILP, hemodynamic, Cardio Q, melanoma.
Abstract
Hypothermic Infused Limb Perfusion (HILP) is treatment used for patients with metastatic melanoma of extremities witch consist of delivering high concentrations of cytostatic drug to cancer of affected limb and at the same time avoiding systemic side effects of cytotoxic drug. Potentially life-threatening complication of this procedure is acute hypovolemia as outcome of fluid shift between vascular compartment of isolated limb and the systematic vascular compartment