Duration of hepatic portal occlusion is a valuable predictor for postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients underwent liver resection for liver cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most frequent complications after surgery. PONV prophylaxis has been strongly recommended, and identifying risk factors is the first step. The well-known PONV risk assessment tools were not validated in the liver cancer population, however, no study has explored the relationship between PONV and liver surgery-specific factors. This study aimed to identify whether there was an association between hepatic portal occlusion and PONV among patients after hepatectomy.

Methods

Participants were consecutively enrolled during June 2023 to August 2023 in the cancer center in Fudan Univesity Zhongshan Hospital. Liver cancer patients who underwent liver resection surgery were eligible. The impact of hepatic portal occlusi

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265353 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature