Systematic use of an intraoperative air leak test at the time of major liver resection reduces the rate of postoperative biliary complications

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1028-1037

  Zimmitti, Giuseppe ^a   Vauthey, Jean Nicolas ^a   Shindoh, Junichi ^a   Tzeng, Ching Wei D ^a   Roses, Robert E ^a   Ribero, Dario ^b   Capussotti, Lorenzo ^b   Giuliante, Felice ^c   Nuzzo, Gennaro ^c   Aloia, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT TUMOR; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY CATHETER; BILIARY PERITONITIS; BILIARY TRACT EXAMINATION; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CAUDATE LOBE RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMON BILE DUCT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE AIR LEAK TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TIME TO TREATMENT; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE; BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887923173     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.07.392     Document Type: Article

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