Fulminant Hepatic Failure in the Course of an Outpatient Anesthetic Procedure: Sevoflurane among Other High-Risk Factors

Cheron, Céline and Hoet, Perrine and Renard, Nathalie and Vanderweerden, Geoffroy and Miscu, Cristina and Komuta, Mina and Laterre, Pierre-François and Hantson, Philippe (2020) Fulminant Hepatic Failure in the Course of an Outpatient Anesthetic Procedure: Sevoflurane among Other High-Risk Factors. Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2020. pp. 1-3. ISSN 2090-6382

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Abstract

A 20-year-old man underwent an outpatient general anesthetic procedure with sevoflurane for the correction of a bilateral gynecomastia. The patient had been first exposed to sevoflurane two years before, without any complication. He presented an overweight with a body mass index (BMI) of 31.4 kg/m2 and had an episode of “binge” drinking a few days before anesthesia. He became icteric from postoperative day 9, and after the worsening of liver function tests, the liver biopsy revealed centrilobular necrosis. The patient became encephalopathic and required urgent liver transplantation on postoperative day 30. The possibility of a sevoflurane-related fulminant hepatic failure is discussed.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Journal Eprints > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2022 04:59
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2024 06:02
URI: http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/340

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