title: Gastrointestinal surgery in patients with liver failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. remzif@ccf.org
authors.forename: Feza H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Remzi
authors.forename: Hasan T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Kirat
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D009017:Morbidity; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors