Acute care and emergency general surgery in patients with chronic liver disease: how can we optimize perioperative care? A review of the literature

Abstract The increasing prevalence of advanced cirrhosis among operative candidates poses a major challenge for the acute care surgeon. The severity of hepatic dysfunction, degree of portal hypertension, emergency of surgery, and severity of patients’ comorbidities constitute predictors of postopera...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Bleszynski, Alexsander K. Bressan, Emilie Joos, S. Morad Hameed, Chad G. Ball
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-018-0194-1