Risk Factors Influencing Postoperative Outcomes of Major Hepatic Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Patients with Underlying Liver Diseases

Abstract

Careful preoperative selection of patients in terms of the Child-Pugh classification and decrease of intraoperative blood loss are important measures to reduce postoperative morbidity after major hepatic resection in HCC patients with underlying liver diseases. Moreover, we should be aware that preoperative platelet count is independently associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality for those patients following major hepatic resection.