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Very High Dose Epinephrine for the Treatment of Vasoplegic Syndrome during Liver Transplantation
M B Khosravi1, S Milani1, S Ghaffaripour1
1Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Abstract:
A 55-year-old man with hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma was treated with liver transplantation without veno-venous bypass. During the procedure his arterial blood pressure remained at 55/30 mm Hg and did not respond to increasing doses of norepinephrine. Vasoplegia was managed aggressively with the intravenous infusion of high doses of epinephrine.
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