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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayHypoxiaAvoid HypoxiaAspirationCareful PositioningDysglycemiaHyperglycemiaHypertensionRenal DysfunctionAvoid HypoventilationHepatic DysfunctionObesityObstructive Sleep ApneaPostoperative Pulmonary ComplicationsRapid Desaturation

Pathophysiology

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is fat in at least 5% of hepatocytes with no secondary cause — no significant alcohol intake (more than 20 g/day in men, 10 g/day in women), no steatogenic...

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