Clinical outcomes after major hepatectomy are acceptable in low-volume centers in the Caribbean

Table 3 Complications after major liver resections in patients undergoing major liver resections in a low volume Caribbean center

Morbidity	Description	n	Percent
Overall	Number of patients with any complication	21/69	30.4%
Minor	Clavien-Dindo I or II	17/69	24.6%
	Pneumonia	2	2.9%
	Deep Vein Thrombosis	2	2.9%
	Surgical site infections	2	2.9%
	Bile leaks	4	5.8%
	ISGLS Grade-B post-hepatic liver failure	7	10.1%
Major	Clavien-Dindo III or IV	11/69	15.9%
	Anastomotic dehiscence	1	1.5%
	Intra-abdominal collection	4	5.8%
	Right hepatic artery injury	1	1.5%
	Strangulated internal hernia	1	1.5%
	ISGLS Grade-C post-hepatic liver failure	4	5.8%
Mortality	30-d mortality: All causes (1) 69 yr-old man: Sepsis after bladder leak after abdomino-perineal resection for synchronous colorectal liver metastases (2) 80 yr-old man: bile leak after extended right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases (3) 69 yr-old woman: Post-Hepatic Liver Failure after extended right hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (4) 79 yr-old man: Anastomotic leak after extended right hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma	4/69	5.8%