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Liver Disease and Perioperative Risk

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Acute hepatitis and cirrhosis are major risk factors for complications of surgery. Patients with compensated liver disease (mild chronic hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, etc.) generally tolerate surgery well, but patients with severe or decompensated liver disease are at high risk for mortality. The role of the medical consultant includes preoperative risk assessment, optimization of liver disease, and prevention and management of postoperative complications.

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  1. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Kara J. Mitchell M.D.

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Mitchell, K.J. (2015). Liver Disease and Perioperative Risk. In: Jackson, M.B., Mookherjee, S., Hamlin, N.P. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_16

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