Decreased analgesic requirement in recipient of liver transplantation from monozygotic twin - A case report -
10.17085/apm.2020.15.1.83
- Author:
Ah Ran OH
1
;
Justin Sangwook KO
;
Gaab-Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2020;15(1):83-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Background:There have been many reports about decreased analgesic requirements in liver transplant recipients compared with patients undergoing other abdominal surgery.Case: Herein we describe a case in which a 42-year-old man underwent living donor liver transplantation from his monozygotic twin. Because innate pain thresholds may be similar in monozygotic twins, we could effectively investigate postoperative pain in the donor and the recipient. Concordant with previous reports, the recipient used less analgesic than the donor in the present study.
Conclusions:Physicians caring for patients who have received liver transplantation should consider their comparatively low requirement for analgesic, to prevent delayed recovery due to excessive use of analgesic.
