Reperfusion Syndrome and Vasoplegic Syndrome in Liver Transplant Surgery

The incidence of postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) and vasoplegic syndrome (VS) is unknown, and occasionally can be confused since these syndromes share some hemodynamic characteristics. In these cases, monitoring with Swan Ganz catheter may be useful to make the differential diagnosis. The main outcome was to determine the incidence and prognosis of patients with PRS and VS

Inclusion Criteria: Consecutive patients ≥ 18 years-old, who underwent liver transplant surgery, monitored with Swan-Ganz catheter, with norepinephrine/adrenaline support during transplant surgeryExclusion Criteria:Acute liver failure, combined liver/kidney transplantation, re-transplantation, living-donor related transplantation, moderate to severe vascular and valvular heart disease, chronic kidney disease (serum creatinine > 1.5), moderate and sever hepato-pulmonary syndrome, moderate and sever porto-pulmonary syndrome