World review of laparoscopic liver resection—2,804 patients

KT Nguyen, TC Gamblin, DA Geller - Annals of surgery, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To provide a review of the world literature on laparoscopic liver resection.
Summary Background Data: Initially described for peripheral, benign tumors resected by …

Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer

CY Kang, WJ Halabi, OO Chaudhry, V Nguyen… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Background The risk factors for anastomotic leak (AL) after anterior resection have been
evaluated in several studies and remain controversial as the findings are often inconsistent …

Effects of volume on outcome in hepatobiliary surgery: a review with guidelines proposal

E Franchi, M Donadon, G Torzilli - Global Health & Medicine, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The positive relationship between volume and outcome in hepatobiliary surgery has been
demonstrated for many years. As for other complex surgical procedures, both improved short …

Surgeon volume metrics in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

NG Csikesz, A Singla, MM Murphy, JF Tseng… - Digestive diseases and …, 2010 - Springer
Aim Numerous reports in the 1990s pointed to a learning curve for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy (LC), critical in achieving excellent outcomes. As LC is now standard …

Surgeon volume impacts hospital mortality for pancreatic resection

RW Eppsteiner, NG Csikesz, JT McPhee… - Annals of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Improved outcomes after pancreatic resection (PR) by high volume (HV) surgeons
have been reported in single center studies, which may be confounded with potential …

Predictors of major complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: surgeon, hospital, or patient?

MM Murphy, SC Ng, JP Simons, NG Csikesz… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Regionalization of care has been proposed for complex operations based
on hospital/surgeon volume–mortality relationships. Controversy exists about whether more …

Defining benchmark outcomes for ALPPS

DA Raptis, M Linecker, P Kambakamba… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to use the concept of benchmarking to establish robust
and standardized outcome references after the procedure ALPPS (Associating Liver …

Novel and simple preoperative score predicting complications after liver resection in noncirrhotic patients

S Breitenstein, ML DeOliveira, DA Raptis… - Annals of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To develop and validate a simple score to predict postoperative complications by
severity after liver resection, using readily available preoperative risk factors. Background …

Incidence and risks of liver resection: an all-inclusive French nationwide study

O Farges, N Goutte, N Bendersky, B Falissard - Annals of surgery, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate at a national level the incidence of liver resection, postoperative
mortality, and variables that predict this outcome. Background: Data on indications of and …

Who receives their complex cancer surgery at low-volume hospitals?

WB Al-Refaie, B Muluneh, W Zhong… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous literature has consistently shown worse operative outcomes at
low-volume hospitals (LVH) after complex cancer surgery. Whether patient-related factors …