Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy
Background Blood transfusions are an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes after hepatectomy. In-hospital transfusions are still reported in one third of patients in major series. Data on factors affecting blood transfusions in large series of liver resection are limited. The aim of this stud...
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| Main Author: | Palavecino, Martin (author) |
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| Other Authors: | Kishi, Yoji (author), Chun, Yun (author), Brown, David (author), Gottumukkala, Vijaya (author), Lichtiger, Benjamin (author), Curley, Steven (author), Abdalla, Eddie (author), Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (author) |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2009.06.027 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039606009004097 |
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