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Gastrointestinal surgery in patients with liver failure
Author(s) -
REMZI Feza H,
KIRAT Hasan T
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1751-2980
pISSN - 1751-2972
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2010.00474.x
Subject(s) - medicine , liver failure , cirrhosis , surgery , elective surgery , gastroenterology
There is an increased risk of morbidity and mortality after nonhepatic surgery in patients with liver failure compared to patients without liver failure. Mortality was shown to be higher after emergent surgery than after elective surgery in patients with cirrhosis. In patients with liver failure who undergo nonhepatic surgery, preoperative assessment is vital in order to reduce the high risk of postoperative complications and mortality.