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Area of Science:

  • Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Anesthesiology
  • Hemostasis

Background:

  • Liver surgery, including resections and transplantation, carries a high risk of intraoperative blood loss due to the liver's vascularity and role in coagulation.
  • Preoperative coagulation tests often poorly predict bleeding risk in liver surgery patients.
  • Liver dysfunction commonly impairs the hemostatic system, complicating bleeding management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current strategies for minimizing intraoperative blood loss during liver surgery.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of different approaches, including surgical, anesthesiological, and pharmacological methods.
  • To provide evidence-based recommendations for managing bleeding risk in liver surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Review of surgical techniques like vascular clamping and specialized dissection devices.
  • Analysis of anesthesiological approaches, emphasizing intravascular fluid overload avoidance and maintaining low central venous pressure.
  • Evaluation of pharmacological agents and the role of blood product transfusion, including fresh frozen plasma (FFP).

Main Results:

  • Surgical methods can reduce bleeding by controlling vascular supply and using topical agents.
  • Maintaining low central venous pressure is effective in reducing blood loss during liver resections.
  • Prophylactic transfusion of FFP does not reduce bleeding and may increase risk; intravenous fluid restriction is preferred, especially in cirrhotic patients where portal hypertension and hyperdynamic circulation are key bleeding factors.

Conclusions:

  • Effective blood loss management in liver surgery requires a multimodal approach.
  • Anesthesiological management, particularly fluid restriction and low central venous pressure, is critical.
  • Current evidence suggests avoiding routine prophylactic blood product transfusion and highlights the importance of factors beyond standard coagulation tests in bleeding tendency.