Open AccessVasopressor agents without volume expansion as a safe alternative to venovenous bypass during cavaplasty liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Youmin Wu,
Tanya L. Oyos,
Rou Yee Chenhsu,
Daniel Katz,
Johnny E. Brian,
Stephen C. Rayhill
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000100399.08640.e5
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , anesthesia , central venous pressure , mean arterial pressure , intravascular volume status , surgery , liver transplantation , blood pressure , transplantation , blood volume , hemodynamics , hepatectomy , heart rate , resection
Cavaplasty orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) offers advantages for hepatectomy and implantation and eliminates the risk of outflow obstruction. However, it does require clamping of the cava. This study describes the use of a vasopressor without fluid expansion or venovenous bypass (VB) for hemodynamic control during the anhepatic phase.