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Published on: April 2, 2017
The effect of ischemic preconditioning on redox status during liver resections--randomized controlled trial
Oszkár Hahn1, Anna Blázovics, László Váli
11st Department of Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. Hahn.oszkar@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
Background And Objectives:
Portal clamping during liver resection decreases intraoperative blood loss, but causes ischemic-reperfusion (I-R) injury. Intermittent portal clamping (IPC) and ischemic preconditioning (IP) decreased I-R injury in animal models. Most of the human studies about IP excluded cirrhotic patients, whose liver is more vulnerable to I-R injury. The effect of IP and IPC during extended liver resection was investigated in this randomized controlled trial, with special respect to cirrhotic patients.
Methods:
One hundred sixty patients (100 normal liver, 60 cirrhotic) undergoing major liver resection were randomized to receive IPC (15 min ischemia, 5 min reperfusion), or IP (10 min ischemia, 10 min reperfusion). Serum oxygen-derived free radicals (ODFR) and antioxidant concentrations (preoperative, after reperfusion and 7th postoperative day), such as "conventional" liver tests (preoperative, 1st, 3rd, and 7th postoperative day) were measured.
Results:
IP resulted in significantly lower peak ODFR, AST, ALT, and bilirubin levels after liver resection than IPC (P < 0.05). The level of serum antioxidants after reperfusion was significantly higher in IP than in IPC groups (P < 0.05). In cirrhotic patients without IP none of these values normalized until the 7th postoperative day.
Conclusions:
Ischemic preconditioning--especially in patients with liver cirrhosis--is a suitable method to decrease the I-R injury of the liver.
