Hepatic resection at a community hospital.
J Gastrointest Surg
; 4(4): 349-53; discussion 353-4, 2000.
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ABSTRACT
Hepatic resection remains the "gold standard" in the primary management of primary and metastatic tumors to the liver. Advanced surgical techniques along with more modern and sophisticated equipment have led to an increasing number of hepatic resections being performed with a concomitant decrease in morbidity and mortality. We followed prospectively 18 consecutive hepatic resections performed over a period of approximately 2.5 years. The setting was a community teaching hospital with a low volume of referrals for hepatic resection. Sixteen (88%) had metastatic disease and two had primary liver disease. There were four trisegmentectomies, four lobectomies, four segmentectomies, and six large wedge re-sections. Average estimated blood loss was 608 ml. Seven patients required transfusions. Complications occurred in five patients (27%). In-hospital mortality was 0%. Our experience suggests that liver resections in a low-volume community hospital can be performed safely provided an experienced surgical team with familiarity of advanced surgical techniques and sophisticated equipment used in hepatic resection is readily available.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hepatectomía
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Gastrointest Surg
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos