More from Aspen Webinar 2021. This blog entry has abbreviated/summarized several presentations. Though not intentional, some important material is likely to have been omitted; in addition, transcription errors are possible as well. On the last day of this webinar conference, there were three more terrific lectures which addressed topics related to a a failing liver.
Key points:
- Surgical options are based on primary etiology: pre-hepatic, intra-hepatic, and post-hepatic
- Rex procedure is technically difficult but is preferred for pre-hepatic obstruction
- Warren Shunt (distal splenorenal) and TIPS can be done for intrahepatic disease
- Often difficulty in selecting patients for surgical shunting beyond refractory bleeding
Some slides:
Key points:
- Hyperreflexia is a good indicator of stage 3 of HE
- Patients with HE need to be managed in ICU
- MARS is being used in some centers (even in infants)
Complications of ESLD -Kathy Campbell
This talk provided a good overview of complications including ascites, variceal bleeding, frailty & sarcopenia, and hepatopulmonary syndrome.
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