Colorectal Surgery in Cirrhotic Patients

Table 1

Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification of severity of cirrhosis.

Parameter	Points assigned
	1	2	3
Ascites	Absent	Slight	Moderate
Bilirubin	<2 mg/dL	2-3 mg/dL	>3 mg/dL
Albumin	>3.5 g/dL	2.8–3.5 g/dL	<2.8 g/dL
Prothrombin time
Seconds over control	<4	4–6	>4
INR	<1.7	1.7 to 2.3	>2.3
Encephalopathy	None	Grade 1-2	Grade 3-4

CTP class A = 5-6 points, B = 7–9 points, and C = 10–15 points.