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Pharmacological Modulation of Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury during Pringle Maneuver in Hepatic Surgery. A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study

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Background

The Pringle maneuver, which is performed during liver surgery to reduce blood loss, may result in liver ischemia/reperfusion injury resulting in metabolic, immunological, and microvascular changes, which may lead to hepatocellular damage. The aim of this study was the investigation of the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and methylprednisolone (MET) in the modulation of liver warm ischemia during hepatic resection.

Methods

Forty-eight patients were enrolled in a pilot double-blind, randomized clinical trial. The patients received either NAC, MET, or placebo. The primary endpoint was the reduction in postoperative alanine aminotransferase and bilirubin. The secondary endpoint was the difference in morbidity and mortality.

Results

All the 48 patients had liver resection with no mortality. Morbidity was observed in 8 (16 %) patients equally distributed among the groups. There was a significant favorable recovery of liver function tests in patients treated with NAC or MET compared with the placebo when the Pringle maneuver exceeded 70 min.

Conclusions

The administration of NAC or MET prior to the Pringle maneuver during hepatic resection is associated with lower postoperative aberration in liver function tests compared with placebo when the Pringle maneuver exceeded 70 min. Larger studies are required to validate our findings and to investigate the specific role of NAC and MET in liver surgery.

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  1. Department of Hepatobiliary and General Surgery, Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni, 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

    Matteo Donadon, Matteo Cimino, Guido Costa & Guido Torzilli

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni, 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Forastieri Molinari, Francesco Corazzi, Laura Rocchi, Paola Zito & Ferdinando Raimondi

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Donadon, M., Molinari, A.F., Corazzi, F. et al. Pharmacological Modulation of Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury during Pringle Maneuver in Hepatic Surgery. A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study. World J Surg 40, 2202–2212 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3506-1

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