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Anesthesia for Pregnancy Induced Liver Disease

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The liver diseases unique to pregnancy consist of hyperemesis gravidarum, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome, and acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Since these diseases are very challenging for the anesthesiologists because of the increased risk of morbidity and mortality, anesthetic management strategies are of utmost important. Hereby, after brief overview of these disorders, general principles of anesthetic management with specific considerations are addressed based on the current literature.

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    Samina Ismail

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Gunaydin, B. (2018). Anesthesia for Pregnancy Induced Liver Disease. In: Gunaydin, B., Ismail, S. (eds) Obstetric Anesthesia for Co-morbid Conditions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93163-0_1

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