Association of Intraoperative Renal Regional Oxygen Saturation and Acute Kidney Injury

Acute kidney injury is a frequent complication after liver transplantation, which is related to poor prognosis and longer hospital stay. There is no sensitive or specific marker for predicting postoperative acute kidney injury, although studies of the biomarkers have shown promising results. Near-infrared spectroscopy is a non-invasive and real-time monitoring device for regional oxygen saturation measurement. Previous studies revealed that it could be applied to the skin near the kidney and be used to monitor renal regional oxygen saturation. Therefore, in this study, the investigators will apply near-infrared spectroscopy around kidney area to measure real-time renal regional oxygen saturation during liver transplantation surgery and investigate the association between the intraoperative renal regional oxygen saturation and the development of post-transplant acute kidney injury.