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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2016

Refractory Hypotension after Liver Allograft Reperfusion: A Case of Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction.

Michael Essandoh, Andrew Joseph Otey, Adam Dalia, Elisabeth Dewhirst, Andrew Springer, Mitchell Henry

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael EssandohDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
Andrew Joseph OteyDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
Adam DaliaDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
Elisabeth DewhirstDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
Andrew SpringerDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
Mitchell HenryDepartment of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus, OH , USA.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypotension after reperfusion is a common occurrence during liver transplantation following the systemic release of cold, hyperkalemic, and acidic contents of the liver allograft. Moreover, the release of vasoactive metabolites such as inflammatory cytokines and free radicals from the liver and mesentery, compounded by the hepatic uptake of blood, may also cause a decrement in systemic perfusion pressures. Thus, the postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) can materialize if hypotension and fibrinolysis occur concomitantly within 5 min of reperfusion. Treatment of the PRS may require the administration of inotropes, vasopressors, and intravenous fluids to maintain hemodynamic stability. However, the occurrence of the PRS and its treatment with inotropes and calcium chloride may lead to dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (DLVOTO) precipitating refractory hypotension. Expedient diagnosis of DLVOTO with transesophageal echocardiography is extremely vital in order to avoid potential cardiovascular collapse during this critical period.

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dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstructionmitral regurgitationparadoxical hypotensionpostreperfusion syndromesystolic anterior motion of the mitral valvetransesophageal echocardiography

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PMID26909349
PMCPMC4754394
OpenAlexW2288407568

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