Right Hepatectomy in Patients Beyond 70 Years Old

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois90 enrolled

Overview

As a consequence of the increase in life expectancy, hepato-biliary surgeons have to deal with an emerging aged population, which has a potential higher risk for complication and worse long-term outcome. The investigators will be analyzing the liver function and outcome after right or extended right hepatectomy in patients over 70 years old.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Complications Liver Failure, Acute

Interventions

Right hepatectomyPROCEDURE

Right liver resection

Extended right hepatectomyPROCEDURE

Right hepatectomy involving 5 or more segments

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>= 18 years * Elective right hepatectomy * Elective extended right hepatectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnancy * Other type of hepatectomy * Emergency hepatectomy

Locations (1)

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV

Lausanne, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Morbidity

Any type of complication defined according to the Clavien-Dindo Classification of surgical complications.

Time frame: 90 days

Secondary Outcomes

Mortality

Patient death occuring 90 days post-operatively

Time frame: 90 days

Liver failure

Defined according to the Belghiti 50-50 criteria for liver failure.

Time frame: 90 days

Hospital stay

Total hospital stay (including re-admission hospital stay) in days

Time frame: 90 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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