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. 2007 Aug 14;13(30):4056–4063. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i30.4056

Table 1.

Reported surgical mortality risk in patients with cirrhosis

Surgery in patients with cirrhosis n Died (n) % Ref No.
Gastrointestinal
Peptic ulcer surgery-elective 20 2 10 34
Peptic ulcer surgery-bleeding 94 46 49 34
Peptic ulcer surgery-perforation 167 70 42 34
Gastric bypass 125 5 4 38
Biliary tract surgery 212 45 21 34, 39
Small bowel surgeries 9 6 67 34
Colon surgeries 87 36 41 34
Open cholecystectomy 110 8 7.7 40
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy 265 0 0 41
Abdominal
Abdominal surgery for trauma 17 8 47 42
Emergency abdominal surgery 57 12
Splenectomy 7 0 0 43
Umbilical herniorrhaphy 24 2 8.3 6
Inguinal herniorrhaphy 1197 30 2.5 44
Bone/Joint
Hip surgery-elective 14 0 0 45
Hip surgery-emergent 5 3 60 45
Knee surgery 42 0 0 46
Cardiac
Cardiac surgery-elective 18 3 17 47
Cardiac surgery-emergent 5 4 80 48
Genito-urinary
TURP 30 2 6.7 49
Hysterectomy 105 8 7.6 50
Abdominal surgeries in various liver conditions
Acute hepatitis 11 11 100 51
Hepatitis C 34 0 0 52
Chronic hepatitis 20 0 0 36
Obstructive jaundice 5-60 53

TURP: Transurethral resection of the prostrate.