Liver dysfunction in the intensive care unit

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  • Aspasia Soultati
  • S. P. Dourakis
چکیده

Liver dysfunction plays a significant role in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients’ morbidity and mortality. Metabolic, hemodynamic and inflammatory factors contribute in liver damage. Hemorrhagic shock, septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction, acute respiratory dysfunction, metabolic disorders, myocardial dysfunction, infection from hepatitis virus, and therapeutic measures such as blood transfusion, parenteral nutrition, immunosuppresion, and drugs are all recognised as potential clinical situations on the grounds of which liver dysfunction develops.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006