**1. Introduction**

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Despite the remarkable advances in the peri-operative management of the liver transplant recipient, the post-reperfusion syndrome (PRS) continues to be an important intraoperative risk factor for impaired graft function, and morbidity and mortality of the recipient. In order to institute preventive measures several studies have attempted to elucidate risk factors for PRS. Those identified risk factors and proposed mechanisms underlying the development of PRS, as well as current issues with PRS will be discussed in the following three sections.
