Treatment of life-threatening hyperkalemia using hemoconcentration in parallel to venovenous bypass during orthotopic liver transplantation.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Transfusion
- Hyperkalemia
- Intraoperative Complications
- Liver Transplantation