Valentin Fuhrmann, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Harald Herkner, Gottfried Heinz, Mariam Nikfardjam, Anja Bojic, Peter Schellongowski, Bernhard Angermayr, Reinhard Kitzberger, Joanna Warszawska, Ulrike Holzinger, Peter Schenk, Christian Madl
PURPOSE: Hypoxic hepatitis (HH) is a frequent cause of acute hepatocellular damage at the intensive care unit. Although mortality is reported to be high, risk factors for mortality in this population are unknown. METHODS: One-hundred and seventeen consecutive patients with HH were studied prospectively at three medical intensive care units of a university hospital. RESULTS: The main causes of hypoxic hepatitis were low cardiac output and septic shock, and most patients (74%) had more than one underlying factor...
August 2009: Intensive Care Medicine