ISSN:
1432-2277
Keywords:
Liver graft viability
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Ketone body ratio, in brain-dead patients
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Hepatic energy metabolism was assessed by measuring the blood ketone body ratio (KBR), that is, the ratio of acetoacetate to β-hydroxybutyrate in the arterial blood, in 31 brain-dead patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Japan and in 25 donors just before procurement of the liver for transplantation in Germany. In the study in Japan, 7 of the 12 brain-dead patients treated with highdose catecholamine showed significantly decreased KBRs, revealing the detrimental effect of catecholamine on livermmetabolism. In contrast, 8 of the 9 untreated patients with blood pressure below 80 mm Hg showed almost normal KBRs. In the 25 donors in Germany, KBR was maintained within the normal range. Based upon conventional criteria, 21 livers were selected for use and the other 4 were discarded. Nineteen of the grafts were able to normalize KBR within 24 h after reperfusion, while 2 failed to function and required a second transplantation. It was suggested that a KBR in the normal range in donors is a prerequisite to immediate recovery of metabolic function of the liver graft after transplantation, and that hypotensive donors as a potential source of liver grafts may warrant further study.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00336208
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