Outcomes of patients with cirrhosis undergoing non-hepatic surgery: Risk assessment and management

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2007; 13(30): 4056-4063
Published online Aug 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i30.4056

Table 4 Contraindications to elective surgery in patients with liver disease[11]

Acute hepatitis	Chronic hepatitis
Alcoholic	Chronic severe hepatitis
Autoimmune	Class C cirrhosis
Uncontrolled Wilson’s disease	Uncontrolled portal hypertension with sequelae
	Severe coagulopathy¹
	Systemic liver-related co-morbidities
	Hypoxia (POPH or HPS)²
	Cardiac volume overload
	Hepatorenal syndrome

¹Severe coagulopathy defined as platelets < 50 000/mm³ and prothrombin time prolonged beyond 3 s with no response to Vitamin K;

²POPH: Porto-pulmonary hypertension; HPS: Hepatopulmonary syndrome.

Citation: Millwala F, Nguyen GC, Thuluvath PJ. Outcomes of patients with cirrhosis undergoing non-hepatic surgery: Risk assessment and management. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(30): 4056-4063
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i30/4056.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i30.4056