Liver Function Tests Following Open Cardiac Surgery

Liver Function Tests Following Open Cardiac Surgery

INTRODUCTION The cardiopulmonary bypass may have multiple systemic effects on the body organs as liver. This prospective study was planned to explore further the incidence and significance of this change. METHODS Two hundred patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), were randomly selected for the study. Total and indirect bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransfe...

Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery (Open-Closed Heart)

In this paper the duties of an anesthesiologist and his right of i=;electing patient is discussed. La,ter, we di:=:cuss the <::mergencies cf heart surgery, pre up visit and alsc few dcails of pre up medication cf thei,e pati<mts. We also touch on the stages of anesthPsia and point to our preference for the use cf artery and vein for arterial and venous cannulation. In this paper we discuss in b...

Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis following open cardiac surgery.

AIMS To describe acid-base derangements in children following open cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), using the Fencl-Stewart strong ion approach. METHODS Prospective observational study set in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a university children's hospital. Arterial blood gas parameters, serum electrolytes, strong ion difference, strong ion gap (SIG), and partitio...

Abnormal liver function tests following inadvertent inhalation of volatile hydrocarbons.

The use of aerosols containing volatile hydrocarbons in conditions of poor ventilation can result in accidental overexposure which can cause central nervous system effects and hepatic injury. We present a case in which inadvertent usage of an adhesive spray used to make greeting cards resulted in vague neurological symptoms and abnormal liver function tests both of which fully resolved on disco...

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