title: Hepatic Shock Differential Diagnosis and Risk Factors: A Review Article.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liver as an important organ has a vital role in physiological processes in the body. Different causes can disrupt normal function of liver. Factors such as hypo-perfusion, hypoxemia, infections and some others can cause hepatic injury and hepatic shock.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published research resources from 2002 to May 2015 in some databases (PubMed, Scopus, Index Copernicus, DOAJ, EBSCO-CINAHL, Science direct, Cochrane library and Google scholar and Iranian search database like SID and Iranmedex) were investigated for the present study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different causes can lead to hepatic shock. Most of these causes can be prevented by early resuscitation and treatment of underlying factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hepatic shock is detected in ill patients, especially those with hemodynamic disorders. It can be prevented by early treatment of underlying disease. There is no definite treatment for hepatic shock and should be managed conservatively. Hepatic shock in patients can increase the mortality rate.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soleimanpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safari
authors.affiliation: Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rahmani
authors.affiliation: Students' Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Arezu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nejabatian
authors.affiliation: Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran ; Department of Molecular Hepatology, Middle East Liver Disease Center, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Moayed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Alavian
keywords: Hepatitis; Injury; Liver; Shock