Short-Term Outcomes of Ablation Therapy for Hepatic Tumors: Evidence from the 2006–2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Fox JP, Gustafson J, Desai MM, Hellan M, Thambi-Pillai T, Ouellette J. Short-Term Outcomes of Ablation Therapy for Hepatic Tumors: Evidence from the 2006–2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 3677-3686. PMID: 22588470, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2397-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedure-specific complicationsNationwide Inpatient SampleMetastatic liver tumorsOpen surgical approachHepatic tumorsPostoperative complicationsSurgical approachInpatient SampleLiver tumorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisTreatment-related morbidityCases/yearLogistic regression analysisResultsMost patientsTransfusion requirementsHospital morbidityAdverse eventsIntraoperative bleedingBackgroundRadiofrequency ablationHeart failureHepatic failurePatient factorsTerm outcomesLaparoscopic proceduresAblation therapy