Accreditation

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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Target Audience

This activity is intended for anesthesiologists.

Activity Design

The Traditional and Emerging Approaches to Challenging Cases in Anesthesiology Series includes cases, corresponding to articles from Anesthesiology News.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss the regulation and alteration of hepatic blood flow.
2. Define total vascular exclusion and its effect on anesthetic management during elective major hepatic resection.
3. Describe the surgical techniques used during major hepatic resection and their effect on perioperative care.
4. Describe the concept of permissive hypotension.
5. Describe the anesthetic agents and techniques used during elective or traumatic hepatic resection.

Activity Director

John E. Tetzlaff, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University
Director, Center for Anesthesiology Education
Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Author

Brian M. Parker, MD

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty has indicated he has no relationship which, in the context of his presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Brian M. Parker, MD