Key result
A patient with end-stage liver disease and a preoperative prolonged QT interval developed torsade de pointes during liver transplantation, which resolved after increasing heart rate with isoproterenol.
Population
1 patient with Child-Pugh grade C alcohol-induced end-stage liver disease and preoperative prolonged QT…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
48 hours postoperatively
Authors
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Warrants preoperative QT assessment in liver transplant candidates; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce arrhythmia risk.
Case Report (n=1)
This case represents the first report of torsade de pointes during liver transplantation in a patient with a preoperative prolonged QT interval, demonstrating successful management with isoproterenol to increase heart rate and shorten the QT interval.
Lustik et al. (1998) conducted a case report in End-stage liver disease (n=1). Orthotopic liver transplantation was evaluated. A patient with end-stage liver disease and a preoperative prolonged QT interval developed torsade de pointes during liver transplantation, which resolved after increasing heart rate with isoproterenol.
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