title: Perioperative management of patients with increased risk of laparoscopy-induced hepatic hypoperfusion.
abstract: Because hepatic hypoperfusion induced by laparoscopy has been underestimated, the aim of this article is to review the numerous factors influencing hepatosplanchnic blood flow during laparoscopy and to alert clinicians to the adverse consequences of hepatic hypoperfusion in high risk patients undergoing this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Départments de Chirurgie et d'Anesthésie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genéve, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clergue
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pastor
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019990:Perioperative Care