Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome of skeletal muscle injury with release of cellular constituents such as potassium,phosphate,urate and intracellular proteins such as myoglobin into the circulation,which may cause complica...Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome of skeletal muscle injury with release of cellular constituents such as potassium,phosphate,urate and intracellular proteins such as myoglobin into the circulation,which may cause complications including acute kidney injury,electrolyte disturbance and cardiac instability.Abnormal liver function tests are frequently observed in cases of severe rhabdomyolysis.Typically,there is an increase in serum aminotransferases,namely aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase.This raises the question of liver injury and often triggers a pathway of investigation which may lead to a liver biopsy.However,muscle can also be a source of the increased aminotransferase activity.This review discusses the dilemma of finding abnormal liver function tests in the setting of muscle injury and the potential implications of such an association.It delves into some of the clinical and experimental evidence for correlating muscle injury to raised aminotransferases,and discusses pathophysiological mechanisms such as oxidative stress which may cause actual liver injury.Serum aminotransferases lack tissue specificity to allow clinicians to distinguish primary liver injury from muscle injury.This review also explores potential approaches to improve the accuracy of our diagnostic tools,so that excessive or unnecessary liver investigations can be avoided.展开更多
BACKGROUNDHepatic hydrothorax (HH) is an uncommon and difficult-to-manage complicationof cirrhosis with limited treatment options.AIMTo define the clinical outcomes of patients presenting with HH managed withcurrent s...BACKGROUNDHepatic hydrothorax (HH) is an uncommon and difficult-to-manage complicationof cirrhosis with limited treatment options.AIMTo define the clinical outcomes of patients presenting with HH managed withcurrent standards-of-care and to identify factors associated with mortality.METHODSCirrhotic patients with HH presenting to 3 tertiary centres from 2010 to 2018 wereretrospectively identified. HH was defined as pleural effusion in the absence ofcardiopulmonary disease. The primary outcomes were overall and transplant-freesurvival at 12-mo after the index admission. Cox proportional hazards analysiswas used to determine factors associated with the primary outcomes.RESULTSOverall, 84 patients were included (mean age, 58 years) with a mean model forend-stage liver disease score of 29. Management with diuretics alone achievedlong-term resolution of HH in only 12% patients. At least one thoracocentesis wasperformed in 73.8% patients, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntinsertion in 11.9% patients and 33% patients received liver transplantation within12-mo of index admission. Overall patient survival and transplant-free survival at12 mo were 68% and 41% respectively. At multivariable analysis, current smoking [hazard ratio (HR) = 8.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.43-21.9, P < 0.001) and acute kidneyinjury (AKI) (HR = 2.91, 95%CI: 1.21-6.97, P = 0.017) were associated with a significantly increasedrisk of mortality.CONCLUSIONCirrhotic patients with HH are a challenging population with a poor 12-mo survival despitecurrent treatments. Current smoking and episodes of AKI are potential modifiable factors affectingsurvival. HH is often refractory of diuretic therapy and transplant assessment should beconsidered in all cases.展开更多
文摘Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome of skeletal muscle injury with release of cellular constituents such as potassium,phosphate,urate and intracellular proteins such as myoglobin into the circulation,which may cause complications including acute kidney injury,electrolyte disturbance and cardiac instability.Abnormal liver function tests are frequently observed in cases of severe rhabdomyolysis.Typically,there is an increase in serum aminotransferases,namely aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase.This raises the question of liver injury and often triggers a pathway of investigation which may lead to a liver biopsy.However,muscle can also be a source of the increased aminotransferase activity.This review discusses the dilemma of finding abnormal liver function tests in the setting of muscle injury and the potential implications of such an association.It delves into some of the clinical and experimental evidence for correlating muscle injury to raised aminotransferases,and discusses pathophysiological mechanisms such as oxidative stress which may cause actual liver injury.Serum aminotransferases lack tissue specificity to allow clinicians to distinguish primary liver injury from muscle injury.This review also explores potential approaches to improve the accuracy of our diagnostic tools,so that excessive or unnecessary liver investigations can be avoided.
基金The Human Research Ethics Committee at Monash Health and Austin Health approved the study as a quality assurance activity and the committee provided a waiver for informed consent(RES-19-0000-343Q).
文摘BACKGROUNDHepatic hydrothorax (HH) is an uncommon and difficult-to-manage complicationof cirrhosis with limited treatment options.AIMTo define the clinical outcomes of patients presenting with HH managed withcurrent standards-of-care and to identify factors associated with mortality.METHODSCirrhotic patients with HH presenting to 3 tertiary centres from 2010 to 2018 wereretrospectively identified. HH was defined as pleural effusion in the absence ofcardiopulmonary disease. The primary outcomes were overall and transplant-freesurvival at 12-mo after the index admission. Cox proportional hazards analysiswas used to determine factors associated with the primary outcomes.RESULTSOverall, 84 patients were included (mean age, 58 years) with a mean model forend-stage liver disease score of 29. Management with diuretics alone achievedlong-term resolution of HH in only 12% patients. At least one thoracocentesis wasperformed in 73.8% patients, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntinsertion in 11.9% patients and 33% patients received liver transplantation within12-mo of index admission. Overall patient survival and transplant-free survival at12 mo were 68% and 41% respectively. At multivariable analysis, current smoking [hazard ratio (HR) = 8.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.43-21.9, P < 0.001) and acute kidneyinjury (AKI) (HR = 2.91, 95%CI: 1.21-6.97, P = 0.017) were associated with a significantly increasedrisk of mortality.CONCLUSIONCirrhotic patients with HH are a challenging population with a poor 12-mo survival despitecurrent treatments. Current smoking and episodes of AKI are potential modifiable factors affectingsurvival. HH is often refractory of diuretic therapy and transplant assessment should beconsidered in all cases.
