(1)   The indicators of perioperative mortality in case of people having chronic liver disease include all the below except:

 (a)    Serum Albumin

(b)   Prothrombin Time

(c)    Partial Thromboplastin Time

(d)   Leukocytosis

 Answer: The answer is (c). The Child Pugh score system gives an indication to the severity of the liver disease. Apart from this system three important indicators which are sensitive to the risk of post operative mortality include, leukocytosis, serum albumin and prothrombin time.