Laparoscopic Liver Resection Difficulty Score-a Validation Study

Lee, Ser Yee, Goh, Brian KP, Sepideh, Gholami, Allen, John C, Merkow, Ryan P, Teo, Jin Yao, Chandra, Deepa, Koh, Ye Xin, Tan, Ek Khoon, Kam, Juinn Haur, Cheow, Peng Chung, Chow, Pierce KH, Ooi, London LPJ, Chung, Alexander YF, D'Angelica, Michael I, Jarnagin, William R, Peter Kingham, T, Chan, Chung Yip (March 2019) Laparoscopic Liver Resection Difficulty Score-a Validation Study. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 23 (3). pp. 545-555. ISSN 1091-255X

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE(S): The technical complexity of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) poses unique challenges distinct from open surgery. An objective scoring system was developed that preoperatively quantifies the difficulty of LRR to help guide surgeon decision-making regarding the feasibility and safety of minimally invasive approaches. The aim of this multiinstitutional study was to externally validate this scoring system. METHODS: Patients who underwent LLR at two institutions were reviewed. LLR difficulty score (LDS) was calculated based on patient, tumor, and anatomic characteristics by two independent, blinded hepatobiliary surgeons. Surrogates of case complexity (e.g., conversion rate, operative time) were used for validation of this index. RESULTS: From 2006 to 2016, 444 LLR were scored as low (n = 94), intermediate (n = 98), and high difficulty (n = 152) with respective conversion rates of 5.3%, 15.7%, and 25%. Cases of higher LDS correlated with larger mean blood loss (203 ml vs. 331 ml vs. 635 ml). Mean operative and Pringle maneuver used were associated with increasing LDS (155 min vs. 202 min vs. 315 min and 14.4% vs. 29.7% vs. 45.1% respectively). These operative surrogates of difficulty correlated significantly with the LDS (all p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: This comprehensive external validation of the LDS is robust and applicable in diverse patient populations. This LDS serves as a useful objective predictor of technical difficulty for LLR to help surgeons in selecting patients according to their individual operative experience and is valuable for preoperative risk estimation and stratification in randomized trials.

Item Type:	Paper
Subjects:	diseases & disorders diseases & disorders > neoplasms organism description > animal behavior organism description > animal behavior > decision making organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > organs types and functions > liver organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > organs types and functions organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions
CSHL Authors:	Gholami, Sepideh
Communities:	CSHL labs > Gholami Lab
SWORD Depositor:	CSHL Elements
Depositing User:	CSHL Elements
Date:	March 2019
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2023 18:24
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2024 16:34
PMCID:	PMC7545446
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URI:	https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41140

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