Impact of Surgery Duration on Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

While preoperative risk assessment tools exist to estimate mortality, less is known about intraoperative factors, such as surgery duration, which may impact surgical outcomes in this patient population. Understanding these factors could help optimize postoperative care for a population in which surgery often cannot be deferred. This study aimed to evaluate the independent association between surgery duration and 90-day postoperative mortality in patients with cirrhosis.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 11,088 patients with cirrhosis undergoing diverse surgeries under general anesthesia, using merged data from the Veterans Outcomes and Costs Associated with Liver Disease dataset with the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Pro

SUBMITTER: Hatipoglu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12546961 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature