Critical Care Management of Living Donor Liver Transplants

Abstract

This article represents a review of the postoperative management of donors and recipients after living donor liver transplant, including monitoring, liberation from mechanical ventilation, nutritional support, and pain control. Vascular complications, such as biliary and sepsis, and bleeding are also discussed. Finally, commonly used immunosuppression and antimicrobial prophylaxes are reviewed.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury (AKI); Bile leak; Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT); Immunosuppression; Postoperative bleeding; Postoperative prophylaxis.