The haemodynamic effects of the perioperative terlipressin infusion in living donor liver transplantation: A randomised controlled study.

Background And Aims: Liver disease is usually accompanied with a decline in systemic vascular resistance (SVR). We decided to assess effects of the peri-operative terlipressin infusion on liver donor liver transplantation recipients with respect to haemodynamics and renal parameters.

Methods: After Ethical Committee approval for this prospective randomised controlled study, 50 recipients were enrolled and allotted to control (n = 25) or terlipressin group (n = 25) with simple randomisation method.

Entropy-guided end-tidal desflurane concentration during living donor liver transplantation.

Background: The three phases of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) represent different liver conditions. The aim is to study the required end-tidal desflurane concentration (ET-Des) guided with entropy monitoring for the depth of anesthesia.

Methods: After the Ethics and Research Committee approval, 40 patients were included in this prospective study.