Increased Perioperative Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery Among Patients With Cirrhosis

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3283833	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2011	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Bariatric surgery in patients with cirrhosis should be performed while liver disease is well compensated. Patients with cirrhosis should undergo surgery at centers that perform large numbers of these procedures.

Keywords

ICD-9-CM NAFLD NiS Gastric bypass Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Cirrhosis International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision Postoperative complications Mortality Nationwide Inpatient Sample