The surgical risk in cirrhosis of the liver

The risk of surgery in patients with liver disease

“…51,52 Cirrhosis. Most available data on the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease pertain to cirrhosis [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]49,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67] (Table 2). A number of retrospective studies have shown that perioperative mortality and morbidity rates correlate well with the Child-Turcotte 68 or Child-Pugh 67,69 class of cirrhosis.…”

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“…51,52 Cirrhosis. Most available data on the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease pertain to cirrhosis [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]49,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67] ( Table 2). A number of retrospective studies have shown that perioperative mortality and morbidity rates correlate well with the Child-Turcotte 68 or Child-Pugh 67,69 class of cirrhosis.…”