Review. Perioperative Management of Lactic Acidosis in End-Stage Liver Disease Patient

Lactic acidosis (LA) in end-stage liver disease (ESLD) patients has been recognized as one of the most complicated clinical problems and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Multiple-organ failure, associated with advanced stages of cirrhosis, exacerbates dysfunction of numerous par...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie din Târgu-Mureș) 2017-04, Vol.3 (2), p.55-62
Hauptverfasser: Vitin, Alexander A., Azamfirei, Leonard, Tomescu, Dana, Lang, John D.
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Zusammenfassung:Lactic acidosis (LA) in end-stage liver disease (ESLD) patients has been recognized as one of the most complicated clinical problems and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Multiple-organ failure, associated with advanced stages of cirrhosis, exacerbates dysfunction of numerous parts of lactate metabolism cycle, which manifests as increased lactate production and impaired clearance, leading to severe LA-induced acidemia. These problems become especially prominent in ESLD patients, that undergo partial hepatectomy and, particularly, liver transplantation. Perioperative management of LA and associated severe acidemia is an inseparable part of anesthesia, post-operative and critical care for this category of patients, presenting a wide variety of challenges. In this review, lactic acidosis applied pathophysiology, clinical implications for ESLD patients, diagnosis, role of intraoperative factors, such as anesthesia- and surgery-related, vasoactive agents impact, and also current treatment options and modalities have been discussed.
ISSN:2393-1817
2393-1809
2393-1817
DOI:10.1515/jccm-2017-0014