Early and late outcome of cardiac operations in cirrhotic patients -a retrospective survival-rate analysis of 47 patients over 8 years

Objectives: Patients with liver cirrhosis are considered as high risk population for cardiac surgery. Aim of this study was to review mortality and mid-term-outcome of patients with liver cirrhosis requiering CABG, valve-replacement or combined procedures. Methods: Between 7/97 and 12/06 47 patients (mean age 65.4±11.7 years) with liver cirrhosis were operated for CABG (21), AVR/MVR (14), CABG/VR (9) or aortic-dissection/tumorexstirpation (3) (group I). 33 patients were classified as CHILD-Pugh-class A (subgroup A), 14 patients as CHILD-Pugh-B-cirrhosis (subgroup B). Postoperative complications/mortality were an…