A pair of preoperative and postoperative models estimated the probabilities for post-hepatectomy liver failure in patients with cirrhosis, according to a recently published study.

While the safety of elective hepatectomies in patients with cirrhosis has increased in the last few decades, mortality due to post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) has been reported as high as 50% along with prolonged hospitalization, increased costs and poor long-term outcomes, according to Mathieu Prodeau, MD, from the Lille University Hospital in France, and colleagues.