Anesthetic management for liver re-transplantation / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To summarize our experience on anesthetic management for liver re-transplantation. Methods: The clinical data of 20 patients who received liver re-transplantation under general anesthesia were retrospectively analyzed. General anesthesia was given to all patients. Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), electrocardiogram (ECG), central venous pressure (CVP), pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), pulmonary artery wedge pressure continuous cardiac output (CCO), cardiac index (CI), partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure (PetCO2), auditory evoked potentials index (AEPI), body temperature (T), and urine volume were continuously monitored during the operation. Pulse-induced contour cardiac output (PiCCO) technology was used to measure global end-diastolic volume (GEDV), intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV), extravascular lung water (EVLW), systemic vascular resistance (SVR), and stroke volume variation (SVV). The following data of patients, including the periods between the 2 operation, the presence of abdominal infection and multiple organ system failure (MOSF), the mode of re-operation, the operation duration, non-liver time, blood loss, blood transfusion, prothrombin time (PT), international normalized ratio (INR), preoperative creatinine, preoperative bilirubin, and the use of volven, albumin, 5% sodium bicarbonate, fibrinogen and thrombin, were all investigated and compared between the 2 operations. Results: All the 20 patients survived after liver re-transplantation. During the operation the hemodynarnic state, urine volume, electrolytes, and acid-base balance were all stable. The duration of the re-operation was significantly longer compared with that of the first operation (P<0.05), and the blood loss, blood transfusion, and the used of fibrinogen, thrombin and 5% sodium bicarbonate were all significantly more than those of the first operation (P<0.05). Conclusion: Anesthetic management for liver re-transplantation is very complicated; better understanding of patients condition and operation, careful observation during operation, and correct management in time are the keys for successful operation.