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Research Article Open Access

Predictors of Postoperative Morbidity after Minor and Major Liver Resections in a Single German Centre

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Felix Rückert, Sebastian Zach, Sabrina Kising, Matthias Kuhn, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Mirhasan Rahimli, Torsten J Wilhelm, Stefan Post and Marco Niedergethmann

1.1 Background: Hepatic resections are classically subdivided into major and minor resections. These definitions are important for the perioperative management as major resections are associated with a higher incidence of complications like liver failure or bile leakage. However, other perioperative factors might also influence patient outcome. The present study aims to evaluate the significance of major and minor hepatic resection as well as other factors on the postoperative course. For this purpose we analysed data retrospectively from our centre.

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DOI: 10.4172/2325-9612.1000136

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