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    Laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy—a cost analysis after propensity score matching

    Cost efficiency is important for hospitals in order to provide high-quality health care for all patients. As hemihepatectomies are increasingly being performed laparoscopically, the aims of this study were to ...

    S. Wabitsch, A. Kästner, P. K. Haber, L. Feldbrügge in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2019)

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    Influence of different positioning of a local pain catheter on postoperative pain after paramedian laparotomy—a blinded, randomized trial

    Continuous application of local anaesthetics reduces postoperative pain after different approaches for laparotomy. In this randomized, blinded trial, we investigated the effect of continuous application of loc...

    C. Groeger, M. Schomaker, W. Raue, J. Pratschke in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2016)

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    The costs of postoperative liver failure and the economic impact of liver function capacity after extended liver resection—a single-center experience

    Postoperative liver failure (PLF) is a relatively frequent and life-threatening complication after extended liver resection. This study describes the economic burden of PLF from the hospitals' perspective and ...

    J. F. Lock, T. Reinhold, M. Malinowski, J. Pratschke in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2009)

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    Adult living donor liver transplantation: living donation of the right liver lobe

    Adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become a routine treatment option for patients waiting for liver transplantation. In European and North American countries, LDLT for adult recipients is main...

    J. Mittler, A. Pascher, S. Jonas, J. Pratschke in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2007)