RT Book, Section A1 Cheng, Hugo Q. A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. SR Print(0) ID 1166162739 T1 Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease T2 Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020 YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260455281 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166162739 RD 2022/05/20 AB Patients with serious liver disease are at increased risk for perioperative morbidity and demise. Appropriate preoperative evaluation requires consideration of the effects of anesthesia and surgery on postoperative liver function and of the complications associated with anesthesia and surgery in patients with preexisting liver disease.