Cardiac arrest during adult liver transplantation: A single institution's experience with 1238 deceased donor transplants

Takashi Matsusaki, Ibtesam A. Hilmi, Raymond M. Planinsic, Abhinav Humar, Tetsuro Sakai – 20 August 2013 – Liver transplantation (LT) is one of the highest risk noncardiac surgeries. We reviewed the incidence, etiologies, and outcomes of intraoperative cardiac arrest (ICA) during LT. Adult cadaveric LT recipients from January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2009 were reviewed. ICA was defined as an event requiring either closed chest compression or open cardiac massage. Cardiac arrest patients who recovered with only pharmacological interventions were excluded.

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