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anneasquith | 12:54 Mon 14th Mar 2011 | Body & Soul
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during cardiac bypass surgery, can the liver be " irritated " during procedure, resulting in slightly abnormal LFT *S ?
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Not an expert in the technical stuff by any means but you asked so I will try to answer perhaps Sqad could offer more

Not sure about irritated but I could suggest a few of things could concievably give odd results

Blood cell damage by the bypass machine could give a raised bilirubin as the liver deals with the breakdown products, micro clots could block smaller vessels in the liver, and cause a tiny amount of damage, as could a prolonged drop in blood pressure... all the above could cause a slight abnormality in results I would think....someone like Lazygun would be a better bet as my nursy physiology only goes so far.
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