©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2020; 12(4): 159-170
Published online Apr 27, 2020. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i4.159
Published online Apr 27, 2020. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i4.159
Table 2 Postoperative outcomes of patients with neuroendocrine liver metastases undergoing liver resection
| NELM (n = 669) | |
| Post-hepatectomy | |
| Bile leakage, n (%) | 40 (5.9) |
| Post hepatectomy invasive intervention, n (%) | 65 (9.7) |
| Post hepatectomy liver failure, n (%) | 18 (2.6) |
| Specific complications | |
| Superficial surgical site infection, n (%) | 24 (3.5) |
| Deep incisional surgical site infection, n (%) | 4 (0.6) |
| Organ/space surgical site infection, n (%) | 49 (7.3) |
| Bleeding requiring transfusion, n (%) | 104 (15.5) |
| Unplanned re-intubation, n (%) | 9 (1.3) |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 20 (2.9) |
| Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 14 (2) |
| Progressive renal insufficiency, n (%) | 7 (1.1) |
| Urinary tract infection, n (%) | 14 (2) |
| Stroke, n (%) | 1 (0.1) |
| Cardiac arrest, n (%) | 2 (0.3) |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 3 (0.4) |
| Deep venous thrombosis/thrombophlebitis, n (%) | 9 (1.4) |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 38 (5.6) |
| Overall | |
| Median length of hospital stay in days, n (IQR) | 6 (4-8) |
| Discharge destination to home, n (%) | 637 (95.2) |
| 30-d readmission, n (%) | 75 (11.2) |
| Reoperation, n (%) | 21 (3.1) |
| 30-d overall morbidity, n (%) | 194 (29) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 9 (1.3) |
- Citation: Scoville SD, Xourafas D, Ejaz AM, Tsung A, Pawlik T, Cloyd JM. Contemporary indications for and outcomes of hepatic resection for neuroendocrine liver metastases. World J Gastrointest Surg 2020; 12(4): 159-170
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v12/i4/159.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v12.i4.159