Table 2 Risks of complications and mortality after non-hepatic surgeries for patients with and without alcoholic liver disease

30-day in-hospital mortality

204

0.8

523

2.0

2.64

(2.24–3.11)

Postoperative complications

 Acute renal failure

165

0.6

438

1.6

2.74

(2.28–3.28)

 Postoperative bleeding

155

0.6

253

0.9

1.64

(1.34–2.01)

 Stroke

505

1.9

725

2.7

1.51

(1.34–1.70)

 Septicemia

1287

4.8

1825

6.8

1.47

(1.36–1.58)

 Pneumonia

701

2.6

974

3.6

1.43

(1.29–1.58)

 Deep wound infection

208

0.8

241

0.9

1.16

(0.96–1.40)

 Pulmonary embolism

14

0.1

17

0.1

1.22

(0.60–2.47)

 Urinary tract infection

720

2.7

741

2.8

1.03

(0.93–1.15)

Length of stay, days^b

2939 ± 5187

3548 ± 6578

p < 0.0001

Medical expenditure, US dollars^b

10.0 ± 15.8

10.9 ± 15.1

p < 0.0001