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. 2023 Dec;93(12):2892-2896.
doi: 10.1111/ans.18724. Epub 2023 Oct 2.

Textbook outcomes for liver resection: can a medium sized centre have acceptable outcomes?

Jared Mclauchlan  1 , Kirsten de Burlet  1 , Maria Nonis  1 , Todd Hore  1 , Saxon Connor  1
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Textbook outcomes for liver resection: can a medium sized centre have acceptable outcomes?

Jared Mclauchlan et al. ANZ J Surg. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Textbook outcome (TO) is an objective, composite measure of clinical outcomes in surgery. TO in liver surgery has been used in previous international studies to define and compare performance across centres. This study aimed to review TO rates following liver resection at a single institution. The secondary aim was to use a CuSum analysis to evaluate monitoring of performance quality over time for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM).

Methods: All patients undergoing liver resection for benign and malignant causes from Christchurch Hospital hepatobiliary unit between 2005 and 2022 were included. Textbook outcomes measures were the absence of; intraoperative incidents, Clavien-Dindo >3 complication, 90 day re-admission, 90 day mortality, R1 resection, and post-operative bile leak/liver failure. Sequential CuSum analysis was performed to review achievement of TO in liver resections for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM).

Results: Four hundred and seventy-eight patients were included in this study, 54 had resection for benign pathology, 290 for CRCLM and 134 for other malignancies. TO was achieved in 74% of cases overall, with rates for benign, CRCLM and other malignancy being 82%, 73% and 74% respectively (P = 0.405). CuSum analysis documented a deterioration in performance after patient 60, with return to baseline by end of study period.

Conclusions: TO for liver resection in a medium sized centre in New Zealand are comparable to published rates. It is possible to use process control techniques like CuSum with the binary result of TO to monitor performance, providing opportunity for continuous improvement in surgical units.

Keywords: Clavien-Dindo; liver surgery; mortality; textbook outcomes.

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