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Abstract
Liver diseases are commonly seen in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Hepatic patients are admitted to ICU due to acute liver failure or
advanced de-compensated, complicated chronic liver disease. Also, they
can be admitted for post-operative care (e.g. Post-liver transplant)) or for
non hepatic causes (e.g. acute myocardial infarction and polytrauma).
Moreover, non hepatic patients may suffer from liver dysfunction during
their stay in ICU (e.g. shock liver and post- traumatic liver failure).
Neural communication between the liver and the central nervous
system is bidirectional, with afferent and efferent nerve fibers of both
vagal parasympathetic and spinal sympathetic origin. In humans,
branches of both vagus nerves and branches of splanchnic nerves
innervate the liver. Two separate but intercommunicating plexuses are
formed by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers.