Abstract:

Phenomenal progress has occurred in the art of liver resection. Only a decade ago massive blood transfusion, liver failure, bile leak, or sepsis were alI frequent attendants of major resection, and intraoperative death from torrential bleeding from hepatic veins or vena cava was not uncommon. Now, major liver resection may be accomplished routinely without blood transfusion, and operative mortality of 0% to 2% is standard in expert hands. Uncontrolled hemorrhage remains the primary cause of intraoperative death. Mortality in the early postoperative period is usually related to delayed hemorrhage, inadequate hepatic reserve, or injury to vital blood supply or biliary drainage in the liver remnant.

Authors:

A.M. James Shapiro, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sci., F.R.C.S.; Charles H. Scudamore, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C), F.A.C.S.; Andrzej K. Buczkowski, M.D.; Steven W. Chung, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(C); Emma J. Patterson, B.Sc. (Hon), M.D.; S. Gul, B.Sc. - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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