Successful extracorporeal resuscitation after perioperative anaphylactic shock during living donor liver transplantation

Asian J Surg. 2017 Jul;40(4):317-319. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2014.10.002. Epub 2015 Jan 3.

Abstract

A 46-year-old man was admitted for emergent donor hepatectomy. His circulatory condition became unstable 75 minutes after induction and then deteriorated to ventricular fibrillation due to latex-induced anaphylaxis. Following 35 minutes of futile conventional resuscitation without spontaneous cardiac rhythm, extracorporeal resuscitation was initiated and electric cardiac activity returned 10 minutes later. He was discharged home without any sequelae. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation would offer an alternative choice compared with conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Keywords: anaphylaxis; extracorporeal life support; latex hypersensitivity; liver transplantation; living donor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anaphylaxis / etiology
  • Anaphylaxis / therapy*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / etiology
  • Intraoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Latex Hypersensitivity / complications*
  • Latex Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
  • Liver Transplantation* / methods
  • Living Donors*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged