Decrease in arterial ketone body ratio indicating graft dysfunction after liver transplantation.
In 3 cases of living related liver transplantation, arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR) showed secondary decrease in the early postoperative period, indicating the graft dysfunction more rapidly and sensitively than other liver function tests. Significance of AKBR for monitoring the graft function in postoperative management after liver transplantation is discussed.
Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
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Y
Takada
Y
Y
Shimahara
D
D
Manaka
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S
Uemoto
K
K
Mori
K
K
Tanaka
Y
Y
Yamaoka
K
K
Kumada
K
K
Ozawa
D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D000090:Acetoacetates / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002087:Butyrates / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000097:blood; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000090:Acetoacetates; D015415:Biomarkers; D002087:Butyrates; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007657:Ketone Bodies; C016635:acetoacetic acid; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid