Research Article

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

Table 3

Postoperative liver and renal dysfunction in 495 patients undergoing hepatic resection (blood tests not performed in four patients).

Laboratory parameters at day 5 ( )Count (%)90-day mortality (%)Death due to liver failure

No PHLF or renal dysfunction444 (89.7)12 (2.7)4
PHLF alone20 (4.0)2 (10)2
Renal dysfunction alone20 (4.0)2 (10)2
Renal dysfunction plus PHLF11 (2.2)5 (45.5)3