The most impoant hepatic function to consider after hepatic resection is:
- Even though other functions undoubtedly may be impoant postoperatively, the most common abnormalities occurring after a major hepatic resection are related to loss of protein synthesis and consequences of glucose metabolism. - Therefore, it is usually advisable to administer supplemental amounts of protein and sugar postoperatively
Liver
Hepatic synthetic function.
Detoxification
The liver's role in lipid metabolism.
The liver's role in vitamin metabolism.
Hepatic synthetic function.