Extended hepatic resection: A 6-year retrospective study of risk factors for perioperative mortality

Jose Melendez, Enrico Ferri, Michael Zwillman, Mary Fischer, Ronald DeMatteo, Denis Leung, William Jarnagin, Yuman Fong, Leslie H. Blumgart

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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 underwent extended hepatic resection were studied. The prognostic value of 29 perioperative variables was evaluated using in-hospital mortality as the endpoint. For each variable, the odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for in-hospital mortality was calculated. Those variables with a lower confidence limit > 1 were considered important risk factors. The population was stratified into categories of patients having the same number of risk factors, and mortality was estimated for each group. These data were used to develop a risk assessment algorithm. RESULTS: There were 14 deaths (6%) in 226 patients. Three preoperative variables (cholangitis, creatinine > 1.3 mg/dL, and total bilirubin > 6 mg/dL) and two operative variables (blood loss > 3 L and vena caval resection) appear to be important factors for in-hospital mortality. The mortality associated with the presence of any two of the five factors was 100% (5 of 5), and the mortality associated with the absence of these factors was 3% (6 of 191). CONCLUSIONS: Perioperative evaluation of patients undergoing extended hepatic resection should include the quantitation of mortality risk factors. The combination of any two factors among preoperative cholangitis, elevated serum creatinine, elevated serum bilirubin, high operative blood loss, and vena cava resection may carry a high mortality risk. These results require prospective validation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)47-53
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume192
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2001

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  • Medicine(all)

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