Table 7. The Lietz-Miller Score for Preoperative
Evaluation
Weighted
Patient
Characteristic
Risk
Score
Total
Score
Survival, %
Risk
Category Discharge
90 d
1y
Platelet count
<148 x 103/��L
7
0-8
Low
87.5
93.7
81.2
Serum albumin
<3.3 g/dL
5
9-16
Medium
70.5
86.5
62.4
INR >1.1
4
17-19
High
26.0
38.9
27.8
Vasodilator therapy
4
>19
Very high
12.7
17.9
10.7
Mean PAP
<25 mm Hg
3
AST >45 U/mL
2
HCT <34%
2
BUN >51 mg/dL
2
No intravenous
inotropes
2
Table 8. In-Hospital Mortality Based on the ADHERE
CART Model
Risk Group
In-Hospital Mortality, %
21.9
High risk
BUN ���43 mg/dL
Creatinine ���2.75 mg/dL
SBP <115 mm Hg
12.4
Intermediate risk I
BUN ���43 mg/dL
Creatinine <2.75 mg/dL
SBP <115 mm Hg
6.4
Intermediate risk II
BUN ���43 mg/dL
SBP ���115 mm Hg
12.4
Intermediate risk III
BUN <43 mg/dL
SBP <115 mm Hg
2.1
Low risk
BUN <43 mg/dL
SBP ���115 mm Hg
