Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
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J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci · Nov 2016
Comparative StudyComparison of laparoscopic major hepatectomy with propensity score matched open cases from the National Clinical Database in Japan.
The National Clinical Database (NCD) in Japan is a nationwide registry that collects the data of more than 1,200,000 surgical cases annually from over 3,500 hospitals. Based on the NCD data, this study compared the perioperative outcomes of major laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) with those of major open liver resection (OLR) using the propensity score matching method. ⋯ LLR in selected patients is currently safely performed as well as OLR even in patients requiring major hepatectomy, associated with less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications.