title: Treatment of life-threatening hyperkalemia using hemoconcentration in parallel to venovenous bypass during orthotopic liver transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ziemann-Gimmel
authors.forename: Bud
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pygon
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: Ronald F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium