Open AccessRandomized clinical trial of stapler versus clamp‐crushing transection in elective liver resection
Author(s) -
Rahbari N. N.,
Elbers H.,
Koch M.,
Vogler P.,
Striebel F.,
Bruckner T.,
Mehrabi A.,
Schemmer P.,
Büchler M. W.,
Weitz J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.9387
Subject(s) - medicine , clamp , surgery , blood loss , resection , complication , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , clamping , engineering
Various devices have been developed to facilitate liver transection and reduce blood loss in liver resections. None of these has proven superiority compared with the classical clamp-crushing technique. This randomized clinical trial compared the effectiveness and safety of stapler transection with that of clamp-crushing during open liver resection.