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