Table 4.

Factors predictive of perioperative complications and of postoperative mortality

Predictor of complications	Predictor of mortality
Child-pugh class B and C	Male gender
Ascites	Child-Pugh class B and C
Etiology of cirrhosis other than primary biliary cirrhosis	Etiology of cirrhosis other than primary biliary cirrhosis
Elevated creatinine	Ascites
Preoperative infection	Preoperative infection
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Respiratory surgery
Preoperative upper gastrointestinal bleed	American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status IV and V
Invasiveness of surgical procedure
Intraoperative hypotension (20% decrease of base line blood pressure for 10 min or more)
American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status IV and V