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Right Hepatectomy in Patients Beyond 70 Years Old

Conditions
Complications
Liver Failure, Acute
Interventions
Procedure: Right hepatectomy
Procedure: Extended right hepatectomy
Registration Number
NCT01471262
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age >= 18 years
  • Elective right hepatectomy
  • Elective extended right hepatectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age < 18 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Other type of hepatectomy
  • Emergency hepatectomy

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ElderlyRight hepatectomyPatients more or equal to 70 years old
ElderlyExtended right hepatectomyPatients more or equal to 70 years old
YoungRight hepatectomyPatients less than 70 years old
YoungExtended right hepatectomyPatients less than 70 years old
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Morbidity90 days

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

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mortality90 days

Patient death occuring 90 days post-operatively

Liver failure90 days

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

Hospital stay90 days

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV

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Lausanne, Switzerland

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