Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 326-327, July 2009

Laboratory tests in hepatic failure

Mangu Agarwal MBBS FRCA is a SpR in Anaesthetics at King's College Hospital, London, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Simon Cottam MBChB FRCA is a Consultant Anaesthetist at King's College Hospital. His main interests include hepatobiliary and transplant anaesthesia. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Laboratory tests of liver function are widely used and often poorly understood. As in any field of medicine, they should be used as part of a diagnostic process involving history-taking and clinical examination. Interpretation of tests will depend on the situation in which they are used: to obtain a diagnosis, to assess prognosis in acute or chronic liver failure or to monitor disease progression and response to treatment.

Keywords: laboratory, liver, liver function tests

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00098-8

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.04.006

Refers to erratum:

  • Laboratory tests in hepatic failure

    Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine November 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 11, Page 566)

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 326-327, July 2009

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