Milrinone During Living Donor Hepatectomy

Effect of Milrinone During Living Donor Hepatectomy Using a Low Central Venous Pressure Technique

Maintaining a low central venous pressure during living donor hepatectomy is routine practice. The investigators tried to test the hypothesis that using milrinone to maintain a low central venous pressure (CVP) during is associated with a superior surgical field and less blood loss.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living liver donors

Exclusion Criteria:

• Donors with concurrent cardiac, pulmonary, and urologic disease
• Hepatectomy performed laparoscopically