The impact of cirrhosis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational cohort study.

CONCLUSION: Despite having low median model for end-stage liver disease scores, this small series of cirrhotic patients undergoing cardiac surgery had significantly higher mortality rates and required more organ support postoperatively than propensity score-matched non-cirrhotic patients. Impact de la cirrhose chez les patients subissant une chirurgie cardiaque : une étude de cohorte observationnelle et rétrospective. PMID: 31571117 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research