Major surgery is associated with a postoperative hypercoagulable state related to the surgical trauma that may lead to thromboembolic complications. To the investigators knowledge, only two series have reported the risk of PE after liver surgery with an incidence of up to 6.3% The purpose of this study is to identify the independent risk factors associated with the development of PE after elective liver surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Hepatectomy including both minor and major.
Computed Tomography +/- pulmonary angiography
Prof. Jacques Belghiti
Paris, Clichy, France
Pulmonary embolism
Blood clots in the lungs that may lead to sudden death.
Time frame: up to January 2012
Complications
Any type of post-operative complications graded according to the Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications
Time frame: up to January 2012
Length of hospital stay
The duration of hospitalization in days.
Time frame: up to January 2012
Mortality
Post-operative 90-Day Mortality
Time frame: up to January 2012
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