Postoperative infectious complications following laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter propensity score analysis of 3876 patients

  • Jia Le Pu
  • , Xiao Xu
  • , Lan Lan Chen
  • , Chao Li
  • , Hang Dong Jia
  • , Zhong Qi Fan
  • , Ju Dong Li
  • , Ming Cheng Guan
  • , Ying Jian Liang
  • , Ya Hao Zhou
  • , Xian Ming Wang
  • , Wei Min Gu
  • , Hong Wang
  • , Jie Li
  • , Zhi Yu Chen
  • , Ting Hao Chen
  • , Yao Ming Zhang
  • , Zi Xiang Chen
  • , Lan Qing Yao
  • , Yong Kang Diao
  • Ming Da Wang, Feng Shen, Timothy M. Pawlik, Wan Yee Lau, Zhong Chen, Tian Yang, Guo Yue Lv

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common indication for hepatectomy that is often complicated by postoperative complication. The authors sought to investigate the relationship between the open with laparoscopic approach of hepatectomy and incidences of postoperative infectious complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using a multicenter database, HCC patients who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) or open hepatectomy (OH) were reviewed and analyzed. Propensity score matching (PSM), inverse probability of treatment weight (IPTW), and multivariate logistic regression analyses were utilized to assess the association of the operative approach with postoperative infectious complications, including incisional surgical site infection (SSI), organ/space SSI, and remote infection (RI). RESULTS: Among 3876 patients, 845 (21.8%) and 3031 (78.2%) patients underwent LH and OH, respectively. The overall incidence of infection was 6.9 versus 14.6% among patients who underwent LH versus OH, respectively ( P <0.001). Of note, the incidences of incisional SSI (1.8 vs. 6.3%, P <0.001), organ/space SSI (1.8 vs. 4.6%, P <0.001), and RI (3.8 vs. 9.8%, P <0.001) were all significantly lower among patients who underwent LH versus OH. After PSM (6.9, 1.8, 1.8, and 3.8% vs. 18.5, 8.4, 5.2, and 12.8%, respectively) and IPTW (9.5, 2.3, 2.1, and 5.5% vs. 14.3, 6.3, 4.5, and 9.8%, respectively), LH remained associated with statistically lower incidences of all types of infectious complications. After adjustment for other confounding factors on multivariate analyses, LH remained independently associated with lower incidences of overall infection, incisional SSI, organ/space SSI, and RI in the overall, PSM, and IPTW cohorts, respectively. CONCLUSION: Compared with open approach, laparoscopic approach was independently associated with lower incidences of postoperative infectious complications following hepatectomy for HCC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2267-2275
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Surgery
Volume109
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2023
Externally publishedYes

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