title: Very High Dose Epinephrine for the Treatment of Vasoplegic Syndrome during Liver Transplantation.
abstract: A 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.
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Khosravi
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milani
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghaffaripour
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahmeddini
authors.affiliation: Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Eghbal
authors.affiliation: Department of Organ Transplantation, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Malek-Hosseini
keywords: Epinephrine; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Vasoplegia