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A prospective study of the incidence of drug-induced liver injury by the modern volatile anaesthetics sevoflurane and desflurane.

Bridget BishopNicholas HannahAdam DoyleFrancesco AmicoBrad HockeyDavid MooreSiddharth SoodAlexandra GorelikDanny LiewDolores NjokuAmanda J Nicoll
Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)
Volatile anaesthetic drug-induced liver injury from modern agents seems to be as common (4.1%) as previously reported with older agents (3%), and may identify patients at risk of severe acute liver injury with subsequent re-exposure.
Keyphrases
  • liver injury
  • drug induced
  • adverse drug
  • gas chromatography
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • emergency department
  • community dwelling