Table 3.
Post-operative outcome of patients undergoing a right liver resection either in one stage or as a second stage of a two-stage procedure
| Right liver resection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| One-stage procedure n = 163 | Two-stage procedure n = 35 | ||
| Post-operative complications overalla (incl. mortality during hospitalization) | 106 | 25 | |
| Post-operative complicationsa | |||
| – None | 57 | 10 | |
| – Grade I | 31 | 7 | |
| – Grade II | 28 | 9 | |
| – Grade IIIA | 22 | 3 | |
| – Grade IIIB | 9 | 0 | |
| – Grade IVA | 7 | 2 | |
| – Grade IVB | 3 | 2 | |
| – Grade V (=mortality during hospitalization) | 6 | 2 | |
| Severe complications ≥IIIAa | 47 | 9 | |
| Post-operative liver failureb | 5 | 1 | |
| 30 days mortality | 5 | 0 | |
| 90 days mortality | 9 | 5 | |
| AST peak (U/l) | 505 (334–807) | 543 (370–986) | |
| ALT peak (U/l) | 461 (306–737) | 476 (293–1030) | |
| Bilirubin peak (μmol/l) | 45 (33–63) | 38 (20–63) | |
| Creatinine peak (μmol/l) | 82 (68–96) | 79 (69–107) | |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 12 (10–15) | 12 (11–22) | |
| Length of special care unit stay (days) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | |
All results are presented in median and interquartile range.25
a
Complication classification according to the Clavien–Dindo classification system.
b
‘Complications ≥ III A’ includes mortality during hospitalization.
Post-operative liver failure as defined by the ‘50-50’ criteria.
AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.