The external validation of a difficulty scoring system for predicting the risk of intraoperative complications during laparoscopic liver resection

Abstract Background This study aimed to externally validate and upgrade the recent difficulty scoring system (DSS) proposed by Halls et al. to predict intraoperative complications (IOC) during laparoscopic liver resection (LLR). Methods The DSS was validated in a cohort of 128 consecutive patients u...

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Main Authors: Arpad Ivanecz, Irena Plahuta, Tomislav Magdalenić, Matej Mencinger, Iztok Peruš, Stojan Potrč, Bojan Krebs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0645-y