Patients undergoing liver resection revealed significantly higher levobupivacaine concentrations compared to patients undergoing anterior rectal resection. However, although intraoperative levobupivacaine concentrations remained below 2.0 μg/ml, postoperative concentrations accumulated to a concentration above this threshold. This risk of levobupivacaine accumulation in patients with compromised liver function correlated best with ICG clearance.
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