Changes in Blood Potassium after Reperfusion during Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: An Exploratory Study.

ABSTRACT: The incidence of hyperkalemia (>5.5 mEq/L) or high blood potassium (5-5.5 mEq/L) during living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is reported to be more than 10%. It occurs more frequently in the early post-reperfusion period and is a major cause of post-reperfusion arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. Unlike deceased-donor liver transplantation, the pattern of blood potassium changes immediately after reperfusion has not been described in LDLT. From January 2021 to March 2021, fifteen consecutive patients were enrolled. Baseline blood potassium was measured from blood samples obtained 10-min (T-10) and immediately before (T0) reperfusion. During the first 5 min after reperfusion, blood potassium measurements were conducted every one minute (T1-T5). The blood potassium levels at T-10 and T0 were

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8700509 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature