RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Assessing the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 398 OP 404 VO 73 IS 4 A1 Suman, Amitabh A1 Carey, William D. YR 2006 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/4/398.abstract AB Recent studies have defined objective criteria for determining whether surgery is safe for patients with liver disease. Using these criteria, we may extend the benefit of surgery to more patients with liver disease without increasing the risk.