Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0019158 (
hepatitis
)
30,205
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Because the liver is one of the most important vital organs, liver dysfunction/failure gives great influence on the operative prognosis. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the liver function preoperatively. There are many laboratory tests to evaluate hepatobiliary status, including broad categories of hepatobiliary pathology:
hepatitis
, hepatobiliary dysfunction, or insufficient protein synthesis. In addition,
CPT
classification and the MELD score, synthesizing laboratory data and clinical symptoms, are useful for prediction of the operative mortality. Furthermore, the operative procedure itself affects the prognosis of the patient with liver damage.
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PMID:[Preoperative evaluation of liver dysfunction]. 2066 92
