Treatment of life-threatening hyperkalemia using hemoconcentration in parallel to venovenous bypass during orthotopic liver transplantation.
The elimination of potassium in patients with end-stage kidney failure is limited. An increase in potassium concentrations can lead to lethal arrhythmias. In the described case, a large potassium concentration was treated during a liver transplantation using a new technical approach.
Ziemann-Gimmel
Patrick
P
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Pygon
Bud
B
Hurley
Frank
F
Albrecht
Ronald F
RF
Schwartz
David E
DE
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000502:physiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000502:physiology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood
D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium