title: Assessing the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease.
abstract: Recent studies have defined objective criteria for determining whether surgery is safe for patients with liver disease. Using these criteria, we may extend the benefit of surgery to more patients with liver disease without increasing the risk.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center and Shands Hospital at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suman
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*