The Risk of Surgery in Patients With Liver Disease

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HepatologyVolume 29, Issue 6 p. 1617-1623 Concise ReviewFree Access The risk of surgery in patients with liver disease Lawrence S. Friedman M.D., Corresponding Author Lawrence S. Friedman M.D. [email protected] From the Gastrointestinal Unit (Medical Services), Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAGastrointestinal Unit, Blake 456D, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114-2696fax: 617-724-6832===Search for more papers by this author Lawrence S. Friedman M.D., Corresponding Author Lawrence S. Friedman M.D. [email protected] From the Gastrointestinal Unit (Medical Services), Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAGastrointestinal Unit, Blake 456D, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114-2696fax: 617-724-6832===Search for more papers by this author First published: 30 December 2003 https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.510290639Citations: 203AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 Friedman LS, Maddrey WC. Surgery in the patient with liver disease. Med Clin North Am 1987; 71: 453– 476.MEDLINE 2 Gholson CF, Provenza JM, Bacon BR. Hepatologic considerations in patients with parenchymal liver disease undergoing surgery. Am J Gastroenterol 1990; 85: 487– 496.MEDLINE 3 Strunin L. Anesthetic management of patients with liver disease. In: Millward-Sadler GH, Wright R, Arthur MJP, eds. Wright's Liver and Biliary Disease. London: Saunders, 1992; 1381– 1393. 4 Clark RSJ, Doggart JR, Lavery T. Changes in liver function after different types of surgery. Br J Anesth 1976; 48: 119– 127. 5 Cowan RE, Jackson BT, Grainger SL, Thompson RPH. Effects of anesthetic agents and abdominal surgery on liver blood flow. Hepatology 1991; 14: 1161– 1166.MEDLINE 6 Batchelder BM, Cooperman LH. Effects of anesthetics on splanchnic circulation and metabolism. Surg Clin North Am 1975; 55: 787– 794.MEDLINE 7 Ngai SH. Effects of anesthetics on various organs. N Engl J Med 1980; 302: 564– 566.MEDLINE 8 Maze M. Anesthesia and the liver. In: RD Miller, ed. Anesthesia 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994; 1969– 1980. 9 Kenna JG. Immunoallergic drug-induced hepatitis: lessons from halothane. J Hepatol 1997; 26(Suppl 1): 5– 12.MEDLINE 10 Berghaus TM, Baron A, Geier A, Lamerz R, Paumgartner G, Conzen P. Hepatotoxicity following desflurane anesthesia. Hepatology 1999; 29: 613– 614.MEDLINE 11 Holt C, Csete M, Martin P. Hepatotoxicity of anesthetics and other central nervous system drugs. Gastroenterol Clin N Am 1995; 24: 853– 874. 12 Hunter JM. New neuromuscular blocking agents. N Engl J Med 1995; 332: 1691– 1699.MEDLINE 13 Pandele G, Chaux F, Salvadori C, Farinotti M, Duvaldestin P. Thiopental pharmacokinetics in patients with cirrhosis. Anesthesiology 1983; 59: 123– 126.MEDLINE 14 Farrell GC. Drug-Induced Liver Disease. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. 123– 126. 15 Gelman SI. Disturbances in hepatic blood flow during anaesthesia and surgery. Arch Surg 1976; 111: 881– 883.MEDLINE 16 Torrance HB. Liver blood flow during operation on the upper abdomen. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1957; 2: 216– 228. 17 Rosenberg PM, Friedman LS. The liver in circulatory failure. In: ER Schiff, MF Sorrell, WC Maddrey, eds. Schiff's Diseases of the Liver, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1999; 1215– 1227. 18 Bloch RS, Allaben RD, Walt AJ. Cholecystectomy in patients with cirrhosis: a surgical challenge. Arch Surg 1985; 120: 669– 672.MEDLINE 19 Aranha GV, Sontag SI, Greenlee HB. Cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients: a formidable operation. Am J Surg 1982; 143: 55– 60.MEDLINE 20 Aranha GV, Kruss D, Greenlee HB. Therapeutic options for biliary tract disease in advanced cirrhosis. Am J Surg 1988; 155: 374– 377.MEDLINE 21 Castaing D, Houssin D, Lemoine J, Bismuth H. Surgical management of gallstones in cirrhotic patients. Am J Surg 1983; 146: 310– 312.MEDLINE 22 Schwartz SI. Biliary tract surgery and cirrhosis: a critical combination. Surgery 1981; 90: 577– 583.MEDLINE 23 McSherry CK, Glenn F. The incidence and causes of death following surgery for non-malignant biliary tract disease. Ann Surg 1980; 191: 271– 275.MEDLINE 24 Pitt HA, Cameron JL, Postier RG, Gadacz TR. Factors affecting mortality in biliary tract surgery. Am J Surg 1981; 141: 66– 72.MEDLINE 25 Lehnert T, Herfarth C. Peptic ulcer surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis. Ann Surg 1993; 217: 338– 346.MEDLINE 26 Metcalf AMT, Dozois RR, Wolff BG, Beart RW. The surgical risk of colectomy in patients with cirrhosis. Dis Col Rect 1987; 30: 529– 531. 27 Sleeman D, Namias