Right Hepatectomy in Patients Beyond 70 Years Old

Vaud University Hospital Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Complications; Liver Failure, Acute

Treatments: Procedure: Right hepatectomy; Procedure: Extended right hepatectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01471262

CHV080501

Details and patient eligibility

About

As a consequence of the increase in life expectancy, hepato-biliary surgeons have to deal with an emerging aged population, which has a potential higher risk for complication and worse long-term outcome. The investigators will be analyzing the liver function and outcome after right or extended right hepatectomy in patients over 70 years old.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age >= 18 years
• Elective right hepatectomy
• Elective extended right hepatectomy

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years
• Pregnancy
• Other type of hepatectomy
• Emergency hepatectomy

Trial design

90 participants in 2 patient groups

Elderly

Description:

Patients more or equal to 70 years old

Treatment:

Procedure: Extended right hepatectomy

Procedure: Right hepatectomy

Young

Description:

Patients less than 70 years old

Treatment:

Procedure: Extended right hepatectomy

Procedure: Right hepatectomy