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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 76, Issue 1 90-98, Copyright © 1996 by The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Perioperative mucosal pH and splanchnic endotoxin concentration in orthotopic liver transplantation

M. Welte, B. Pichler, J. Groh, M. Anthuber, K. W. Jauch, E. Pratschke, F. P. Lenhart, M. Haller, L. Frey and K. Peter
Institute of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany; Department of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany

Although impairment of splanchnic perfusion may induce mucosal hypoxia and endotoxaemia during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), little is known about the changes in mucosal oxygenation during and after the procedure. To study the effects of liver surgery itself on mucosal pH (pHi) and the response of pHi to acute changes in portal flow, we measured gastric pHi during six liver resections using tonometry: in two patients, after clamping of the hepatoduodenal ligament, pHi decreased within 30 min and recovered promptly after reperfusion. We then investigated gastric and sigmoid pHi (pHig, pHis) during the perioperative phase in 18 OLT. Median pHi values were low before surgery (pHig 7.28 (first/third quartiles 7.22/7.34); pHis 7.27 (7.12/7.36)). Although global oxygen delivery and haemodynamic variables remained constant and veno-venous bypass (VVB) was used to maintain portal flow, pHi declined during the anhepatic phase (pHig 7.19 (7.13/7.23), P < 0.01; pHis 7.13 (7.06/7.24), P < 0.05). After reperfusion of the graft, pHi recovered and did not differ from baseline values by the end of OLT. After operation pHig increased further, reaching the highest values 30 h after ICU admission (7.34 (7.26/7.38)). In the intraoperative period, no significant endotoxaemia was observed either in portal or systemic blood. The maximum reduction in pHi was related neither to the duration of VVB and OLT nor to the number of red cell units transfused. pHi after reperfusion did not correlate with graft viability or dysfunction of the lung or kidney. We conclude that pHi indicates mucosal ischaemia during OLT which is not necessarily associated with endotoxaemia, and intraoperative pHi monitoring does not appear to be a valuable predictor of postoperative graft failure and organ dysfunction.
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