Variation in complications and mortality following ALPPS at early-adopting centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various, often conflicting, estimates for post-operative morbidity and mortality following ALPPS have been reported in the literature, suggesting that considerable center-level variation exists. Some of this variation may be related to center volume and experience.

Methods

Using data from seventeen centers who were early adopters of the ALPPS technique, we estimated the variation, by center, in standardized 90-day mortality and comprehensive complication index (CCI) for patients treated between 2012 and 2018.

Results

We estimated that center-specific 90-day mortality following treatment with ALPPS varied from 4.2% (95% CI: 0.8, 9.9) to 29.1% (95% CI: 13.9, 50.9), and that center-specific CCI following treatment with ALPPS varied from 17.0 (95% CI: 7.5, 26.5

SUBMITTER: Wanis KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7680722 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature