Postoperative Jaundice

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ALTHOUGH the exact incidence is unknown, jaundice is a not uncommon complication of major surgery. This is not surprising in view of the variety of factors capable of causing liver damage that occur in surgical patients. The differential diagnosis of postoperative jaundice may be considered under three basic pathophysiologic mechanisms: increased pigment load from overproduction of bilirubin; impaired excretion of bilirubin due to hepatocellular damage; and obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts. It is worth emphasizing that in clinical practice multiple causes of jaundice may be present, especially in patients who have received drugs, anesthetic agents, and blood transfusions, or . . .

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