Risk Prediction Models for Postoperative Decompensation and Infection in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Veterans Affairs Cohort Study
Mahmud N, Fricker Z, Lewis JD, Taddei TH, Goldberg DS, Kaplan DE. Risk Prediction Models for Postoperative Decompensation and Infection in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Veterans Affairs Cohort Study. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: e1121-e1134. PMID: 34246794, PMCID: PMC8741885, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseasePostoperative decompensationPostoperative mortalityPostoperative infectionRisk scoreAlcohol-related liver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseaseMayo risk scoreSurgical risk scoresData of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionVeterans Health AdministrationRange of surgeryRisk prediction modelCirrhosis decompensationPugh scoreChild-TurcottePostoperative complicationsCohort studyPostoperative dayRetrospective studyStratify patientsVeteran outcomesDecompensationExcellent calibration