Renal Dysfunction Is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality after Liver Resection and the Main Determinant of Outcome in Posthepatectomy Liver Failure

Table 2

Details of 21 patients who died within 90 days of surgery. (Two patients who died within 24 hours of surgery were excluded.)

Cause of death	Count	Gender		Age	Right hepatectomy	Extended right	Extended left	Minor resection	Interval to death (days)
		Male	Female
Liver failure	11	9	2	67 (58–76)	3	7	1	0	31 (11–83)
Malignancy	4	2	2	58 (43–76)	2	1	0	1	68.5 (14–86)
Sepsis	1	1	0	71	0	1	0	0	15
PE	1	1	0	71	1	0	0	0	7
Anastomotic leak	1	1	0	80	0	0	0	1	8
Peptic ulcer	1	0	1	81	1	0	0	0	22
Strangulated hernia	1	1	0	76	0	0	0	1	89
Peritonitis	1	1	0	76	0	0	0	1	70