The significance of perioperative transfusions on short- and long-term outcome after curative-intended liver resection. - A retrospective analysis based on a liver surgery database of the University Hospital Dresden, referring to the years 2013 - 2021.

• Conditions: iver resection regardless of underlying diagnosis

• Registration Number: DRKS00032302
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der TU Dresden, Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-09-14
• Study Start: 2024-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1118

Inclusion Criteria

All patients recorded in the liver database of the Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery who underwent liver resection (regardless of underlying diagnosis) in the UKD (VTG) from 2013-2021.

Exclusion Criteria

Not applicable

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis and presentation of patient characteristics, perioperative parameters, postoperative parameters.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Univariate and multivariate analysis to identify risk factors for morbidity, mortality, and reoperation rates, as well as long-term oncologic outcome and the need for blood transfusion<br>- Comparative subgroup analysis between patients with and without perioperative blood transfusion after liver surgery<br>- Kaplan-Meier analysis of overall and recurrence-free survival