Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Hepatic ischemia

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Ischemic hepatitis; Shock liver


Treatment

Treatment depends on the cause. Low blood pressure and blood clots must be properly treated.


Support Groups


Expectations (prognosis)

Patients generally recover if the illness causing hepatic ischemia can be treated. Death from liver failure due to hepatic ischemia is very rare.


Complications

Liver failure is a rare but life-threatening complication.


Calling your health care provider

See your health care provider right away if you have persistent weakness or symptoms of shock or dehydration.



Review Date: 07/07/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)