Post-reperfusion Syndrome and Outcome Variables after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.

Background: Post-reperfusion syndrome (PRS) is an important complication during liver transplantation.

Objective: We studied the occurrence and severity of PRS in patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) to investigate how PRS was correlated to clinical variables and outcomes.

Methods: We retrospectively recorded intra- and peri-operative data for 184 adult patients who received cadaveric OLT during a 3-year period from 2005 to 2008.