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    Am J Med Sci. 1997 Feb;313(2):107-10.

    Increased anion gap after liver transplantation.

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    Division of Nephrology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0160, USA.

    Abstract

    Massive fibrinolysis after a liver transplant resulted in oliguric renal failure and necessitated the continuous infusion of large quantities of fresh frozen plasma. With the increase in plasma protein concentration, there was a simultaneous increase in the anion gap. These two parameters, the anion gap and total protein or albumin level in the blood, demonstrated a high degree of correlation. Weaker but significant correlations were found in a retrospective analysis of patients with a variety of renal diseases and a population of long-term peritoneal but not hemodialysis patients. This entity of hyperproteinemic acidosis should be added to the list of high anion gap acidoses.

    PMID:
    9030677
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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