Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion in Patients with Metastatic Liver Cancer: Anesthetic, Hemodynamic, and Metabolic Considerations

Abstract Background  Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP), a regional cancer therapy, entails insertion of percutaneous catheters to isolate hepatic vasculature and enable simultaneous hepatic venous hemofiltration of high-dose chemotherapy. PHP has been shown to be safe and to benefit some patients with liver metastases.