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ABSTRACT: Background
Recipient hepatectomy during liver transplantation (LT) is one of the most challenging aspects of surgery due to the possibility of massive bleeding. This study aimed to compare and analyze the effectiveness between LigaSure and monopolar cautery in recipients.Methods
We reviewed 187 recipients who underwent LT from March 2019 to June 2020. We compared the surgical outcomes of the 69 recipients who underwent recipient hepatectomy with LigaSure (LigaSure group) and 118 recipients who underwent with monopolar cautery. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed using the nearest-neighbor method at a ratio of 1:1 based on 14 baseline characteristics and possible factors that influence postoperative bleeding.Results
A total of 187 adult recipients were reviewed retrospectively. In the propensity score-matched analysis, The rates of bleeding and infectious complication were significantly lower in the LigaSure group than in the monopolar cautery group (3/69, 4.35% versus 13/69, 18.8%; P=0.015 and 1/69, 1.45% versus 9/69, 13.0%; P=0.017). The length of postoperative hospital stay was shorter in the LigaSure group (mean: 23.1±16.1 versus 39.6±58.2 days; P=0.024).Conclusions
Recipient hepatectomy with LigaSure is associated with a short hospital stay due to low re-operation rates, postoperative bleeding, and secondary infection related to bleeding.
SUBMITTER: Lee JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339826 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jeong-Moo JM Hong Kwangpyo K Han Eui Soo ES Suh Sanggyun S Hong Suyoung S Hong Suk Kyun SK Choi YoungRok Y Yi Nam-Joon NJ Lee Kwang-Woong KW Suh Kyung-Suk KS
Annals of translational medicine 20210701 13
<h4>Background</h4>Recipient hepatectomy during liver transplantation (LT) is one of the most challenging aspects of surgery due to the possibility of massive bleeding. This study aimed to compare and analyze the effectiveness between LigaSure and monopolar cautery in recipients.<h4>Methods</h4>We reviewed 187 recipients who underwent LT from March 2019 to June 2020. We compared the surgical outcomes of the 69 recipients who underwent recipient hepatectomy with LigaSure (LigaSure group) and 118 ...[more]