Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Saline-linked electric cautery (SLC) is introduced as an effective device to reduce blood loss in liver surgery. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a 2-surgeon technique using SLC and the Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA; Valleylab, Boulder, CO) in living donor hepatectomy. METHODS:Forty-three living donor right hepatectomy cases were enrolled in this study. The first 28 cases underwent liver transection with CUSA alone (CUSA group), while additional SLC was applied in the current 15 cases (2-surgeon technique, TS group). RESULTS:Blood loss was significantly reduced by the 2-surgeon technique (1,115.2 +/- 652.9 g in CUSA group vs 732.3 +/- 363.6 g in TS group, P < .05). In the TS group, there was no bile leakage from the cut surface. The early graft function and postoperative recipient survival were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSIONS:According to our single-center experience, blood loss and donor complications in living donor hepatectomies were significantly reduced using a 2-surgeon technique using CUSA and SLC, while maintaining the graft viability.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Takatsuki M,Eguchi S,Yamanouchi K,Tokai H,Hidaka M,Soyama A,Miyazaki K,Hamasaki K,Tajima Y,Kanematsu Tdoi
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.019subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-02-01 00:00:00pages
e25-7issue
2eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(08)00342-5journal_volume
197pub_type
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更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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