Postoperative course and clinical significance of biochemical blood tests following hepatic resection

Aims: Hepatic resection continues to be associated with substantial morbidity. Although biochemical blood tests are important for diagnosis of complications, there is limited data on their regular postoperative kinetics as well as on their course in patients with surgery-related morbidity. Methods: A total of 835 consecutive patients underwent hepatic resection between January 2002 and January 2008. Biochemical blood tests were assessed preoperatively and on postoperative day (POD) one, three, five and seven. Analyses were stratified for the extent of resection (≤3 segments vs. >3 segments). Results: A total of…