Very High Dose Epinephrine for the Treatment of Vasoplegic Syndrome during Liver Transplantation

Abstract

AbstractA 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.

Keywords

• Epinephrine
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Liver transplantation
• Vasoplegia