Extended Hepatic Resection: A Year Retrospective Study of Risk Factors for Perioperative Mortality

• Main Authors: Melendez, J. A., Ferri, E., Zwillman, M., Fischer, M., DeMatteo, R. P., Leung, Denis H. Y., Jarnagin, W., Fong, Y., Blumgart, L.H.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2001
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/476
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Extended hepatic resection (more than four liver segments) is a major operative procedure that is associated with significant risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of perioperative variables on in-hospital mortality after extended hepatectomy. STUDY DESIGN:Consecutive patients who...