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Liver resection. Preoperative and postoperative care.

M D Stone1, P N Benotti

  • 1Department of Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

The Surgical Clinics of North America
|April 1, 1989
PubMed
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Liver resection requires careful preoperative and postoperative management due to significant physiological changes. Understanding these alterations is key to minimizing complications and improving patient outcomes after liver surgery.

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Area of Science:

  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Surgical critical care

Background:

  • Liver resection is a common surgical procedure with varied indications.
  • Preoperative and postoperative care protocols are generally consistent across indications.
  • Significant physiological alterations occur post-liver resection, impacting fluid balance, hemostasis, metabolism, and pulmonary function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of understanding physiological changes after liver resection.
  • To emphasize the need for careful patient selection to prevent postoperative hepatic failure.
  • To underscore the necessity for improved methods to assess functional hepatic reserve.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical experience and established knowledge regarding liver resection and transplantation.

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  • Analysis of physiological alterations observed in patients undergoing liver resection.
  • Discussion of complications, particularly postoperative hepatic failure.

    • Main Results:

    • Experience demonstrates significant alterations in fluid/electrolytes, hemostasis, metabolism, and pulmonary function.
    • Postoperative hepatic failure is a critical complication requiring careful patient selection.
    • Current methods for evaluating functional hepatic reserve may be insufficient.

    Conclusions:

    • A comprehensive understanding of physiological changes is crucial for minimizing morbidity and mortality in liver resection.
    • Improved methods for assessing hepatic functional reserve are needed.
    • Careful patient selection is paramount to avoid severe complications like hepatic failure.