Cirugía en el paciente cirrótico: características clínicas y complicaciones en una cohorte de pacientes chilenos / Surgical complications in cirrhotic patients: analysis of 102 cases
Rev. méd. Chile
; 147(9): 1099-1106, set. 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Cirrhotic patients have an increased surgical risk due to potential intra and postoperative complications.Aim:
To describe the clinical characteristics and surgical complications of cirrhotic patients undergoing surgery in a Chilean university hospital. Patients andMethods:
Review of medical records of 102 cirrhotic patients aged 60 ± 11 years (52% males) who underwent elective or urgency surgery at an university hospital between 2010 and 2016. General, pre-surgical, and post-surgical complications were recorded.Results:
The main etiologies of cirrhosis were non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (31%), and alcoholic cirrhosis (28%). Child-Pugh scores were A, B and C in 50, 28 and 22% of cases respectively. Median MELD (Model for End-stage Liver Disease) score was 11 (interquartile range 10-15). The surgical procedure was elective in 71% of cases, with predominance of abdominal surgery (86%). The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score was three or more in 52% of patients. The frequency of any adverse outcome was 62%. The frequency increased along with the severity of cirrhosis and when surgery was urgent. The most common complications were acute renal failure (24%), increased ascites (23%) and encephalopathy (22%). Admission to intensive care unit occurred on 26% of patients, with six hospital deaths.Conclusions:
In these patients, surgical complications were common, although with low mortality.Key words
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Main subject:
End Stage Liver Disease
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2019
Type:
Article