Risk Factors for Mortality After Surgery in Patients With Cirrhosis Swee H. Teh, David M. Nagorney, Susanna R. Stevens, Kenneth P. Offord, Terry M. Therneau, David J. Plevak, Jayant A. Talwalkar, W. Ray Kim, Patrick S. Kamath  Gastroenterology  Volume 132, Issue 4, Pages 1261-1269 (April 2007) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.040 Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier curves estimating mortality after surgery. Curves show survival after surgery (major surgery patients [n = 772] and minor surgery controls [n = 303]) or diagnosis of cirrhosis (outpatient controls [n = 562]) through (A) 90 days, (B) 1 year, and (C) 3 years. Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1261-1269DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Analysis of MELD score. Smoothing spline curves illustrate relationship between MELD score and relative risk of postoperative mortality at (A) 30 days, (B) 90 days, and (C) 1 year. (D) Coefficient of mortality for MELD vs postoperative time. Dotted curves represent 95% confidence limits. Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1261-1269DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Relationship between MELD and mortality. Curves show postoperative mortality at (A) 30 days and (B) 90 days as a function of preoperative MELD score. The curves may be used to determine the risk for mortality at these time points in an individual patient. Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1261-1269DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions