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Di Martino M, Nicolazzi M, Baroffio P, Polidoro MA, Colombo Mainini C, Pocorobba A, Bottini E, Donadon M. A critical analysis of surgical outcomes indicators in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: From crude mortality to composite outcomes. World J Surg 2024. [PMID: 39129054 DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Indicators of surgical outcomes are designed to objectively evaluate surgical performance, enabling comparisons among surgeons and institutions. In recent years, there has been a surge in complex indicators of perioperative short-term and long-term outcomes. The aim of this narrative review is to provide an overview and a critical analysis of surgical outcomes indicators, with a special emphasis on hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery. METHODS A narrative review of outcome measures was conducted using a combined text and MeSH search strategy to identify relevant articles focused on perioperative outcomes, specifically within HPB surgery. RESULTS The literature search yielded 624 records, and 94 studies were included in the analysis. Included papers were classified depending on whether they assessed intraoperative or postoperative specific or composite outcomes, and whether they assessed purely clinical or combined clinical and socio-economic indicators. Specific indicators included in composite outcomes were categorized into three main domains: intraoperative metrics, postoperative outcomes, and oncological outcomes. While postoperative mortality, complications, hospital stay and readmission were the indicators most frequently included in composite outcomes, oncological outcomes were rarely considered. CONCLUSIONS The evolution of surgical outcomes has shifted from the simplistic assessment of crude mortality rates to complex composite outcomes. Whether the recent explosion of publications on these topics has a clinical impact in real life is questionable. Outcomes from the patient perspective, integrating social and financial indicators, are not yet integrated into most of these composite analytical tools but should not be underestimated.
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- Marcello Di Martino
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Immunopathology Laboratory, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Novara, Italy
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Nicolazzi M, Di Martino M, Baroffio P, Donadon M. 6,126 hepatectomies in 2022: current trend of outcome in Italy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2024; 409:211. [PMID: 38985363 PMCID: PMC11236879 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-024-03398-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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PURPOSE Whether hospital volume affects outcome of patients undergoing hepatobiliary surgery, and whether the centralization of such procedures is justified remains to be investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of liver surgery in Italy in relationship of hospital volume. METHODS This is a nationwide retrospective observational study conducted on data collected by the National Italian Registry "Piano Nazionale Esiti" (PNE) 2023 that included all liver procedures performed in 2022. Outcome measure were case volume and 30-day mortality. Hospitals were classified as very high-volume (H-Vol), intermediate-volume (I-Vol), low-volume (L-Vol) and very low-volume (VL-VoL). A review on centralization process and outcome measures was added. RESULTS 6,126 liver resections for liver tumors were performed in 327 hospitals in 2022. The 30-day mortality was 2.2%. There were 14 H-Vol, 19 I-Vol, 31 L-Vol and 263 VL-Vol hospitals with 30-day mortality of 1.7%, 2.2%, 2.6% and 3.6% respectively (P < 0.001); 220 centers (83%) performed less than 10 resections, and 78 (29%) centers only 1 resection in 2022. By considering the geographical macro-areas, the median count of liver resection performed in northern Italy exceeded those in central and southern Italy (57% vs. 23% vs. 20%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS High-volume has been confirmed to be associated to better outcome after hepatobiliary surgical procedures. Further studies are required to detail the factors associated with mortality. The centralization process should be redesigned and oversight.
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- Marco Nicolazzi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, 28100, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, 28100, Italy.
- Department of Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, 28100, Italy.
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Gao L, Chen W, Qin S, Yang X. The impact of preoperative interview and prospective nursing on perioperative psychological stress and postoperative complications in patients undergoing TACE intervention for hepatocellular carcinoma. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e35929. [PMID: 38215108 PMCID: PMC10783411 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000035929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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TACE has become one of the main methods for the treatment of liver cancer. The study aimed to investigate the effects of preoperative interview and prospective nursing in patients with hepatic carcinoma undergoing transcatheter chemoembolization (TACE). Eighty-six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent TACE intervention treatment at our hospital between 2020 and 2023 were selected and randomly assigned to 2 groups using computerized randomization. The control group (n = 43) received routine nursing care, while the study group (n = 43) received preoperative interviews in combination with prospective nursing during the procedure. The patients' heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and blood pressure variations were recorded, along with their mood changes after intervention. The postoperative pain and satisfaction levels were compared between the 2 groups of patients, and the incidence of postoperative complications was observed. The heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure of the 2 groups of patients were compared 1 day before the operation (P > .05). Compared to 1 day before the operation, there was no significant change for the study group at 10 minutes after entering the room. However, the control group showed an increase. Both groups showed an increase in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure after the operation, with the study group having lower values than the control group (P < .05). The levels of tension, fatigue, anxiety, energy, anger, depression, self-esteem, and POMS index were compared between the 2 groups before intervention (P > .05). After intervention, there were significant differences between the 2 groups(P < .05). Immediately after the operation, the NRS scores of the 2 groups of patients were compared (P > .05). Compared to the control group, the study group showed a decrease in NRS scores at 12, 24, and 48 hours after the operation (P < .05). The nursing satisfaction rate of the study group patients was 97.67% (42/43), which was higher than the nursing satisfaction rate of the control group of 76.74% (33/43) (P < .05). Compared to routine nursing, preoperative visits and prospective nursing interventions can effectively alleviate patients' psychological stress reactions, relieve pain, reduce the incidence of complications, and improve patients' satisfaction with nursing care.
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- Leilei Gao
- Department of Radiology, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Interventional Catheter Room, Xingtai, Hebei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Interventional Catheter Room, Xingtai, Hebei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Interventional Catheter Room, Xingtai, Hebei, People’s Republic of China
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Donadon M, Montorsi M. Volume-outcome in oncological surgery: reflections on education and training. Updates Surg 2023; 75:1383-1386. [PMID: 37501015 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01600-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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- Matteo Donadon
- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Italy.
- Department of General Surgery, University Maggiore Hospital della Carità, Novara, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 18, 28100, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20072, Milan, Italy
- Division of General and Digestive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Müller PC, Toti JMA, Guidetti C, Kuemmerli C, Bolli M, Billeter AT, Müller BP. Benchmarking outcomes for distal pancreatectomy: critical evaluation of four multicenter studies. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:253. [PMID: 37386208 PMCID: PMC10310555 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-02972-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Benchmarking is a validated tool for outcome assessment and international comparison of best achievable surgical outcomes. The methodology is increasingly applied in pancreatic surgery and the aim of the review was to critically compare available benchmark studies evaluating distal pancreatectomy (DP). METHODS A literature search of English articles reporting on benchmarking DP was conducted of the electronic databases MEDLINE and Web of Science (until April 2023). Studies on open (ODP), laparoscopic (LDP), and robotic DP (RDP) were included. RESULTS Four retrospective multicenter studies were included. Studies reported on outcomes of minimally invasive DP only (n = 2), ODP and LDP (n = 1), and RDP only (n = 1). Either the Achievable Benchmark of Care™ method or the 75th percentile from the median was selected to define benchmark cutoffs. Robust and reproducible benchmark values were provided by the four studies for intra- and postoperative short-term outcomes. CONCLUSION Benchmarking DP is a valuable tool for obtaining internationally accepted reference outcomes for open and minimally invasive DP approaches with only minor variances in four international cohorts. Benchmark cutoffs allow for outcome comparisons between institutions, surgeons, and to monitor the introduction of novel minimally invasive DP techniques.
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- P C Müller
- Department of Surgery, Clarunis, - University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases, 4002, Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss HPB and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss HPB and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Clarunis, - University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases, 4002, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Clarunis, - University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases, 4002, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Clarunis, - University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases, 4002, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Clarunis, - University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
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Wu Y, Li S, Yuan J, Zhang H, Wang M, Zhang Z, Qin R. Benchmarking: a novel measuring tool for outcome comparisons in surgery. Int J Surg 2023; 109:419-428. [PMID: 37093075 PMCID: PMC10389472 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Benchmarking, a novel measuring tool for outcome comparisons, is a recent concept in surgery. The objectives of this review are to examine the concept, definition, and evolution of benchmarking and its application in surgery. METHODS The literature about benchmarking was reviewed through an ever-narrowing search strategy, commencing from the concept, definition, and evolution of benchmarking to the application of benchmarking and experiences of benchmarking in surgery. PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Science Direct databases were searched until 20 September 2022, in the English language according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. RESULTS In the first phase of the literature search, the development of benchmarking was identified. The definitions of benchmarking evolved from a surveying term to a novel quality-improvement tool to assess the best achievable results in surgery. In the second phase, a total of 23 studies were identified about benchmarking in surgery, including esophagectomy, hepatic surgery, pancreatic surgery, rectum resection, and bariatric surgery. All studies were multicenter analyses from national, international, or global expert centers. Most studies (87.0%) adopted the definition that benchmark was the 75th percentile of the median values of centers. Performance metrics to define benchmarks were clinically relevant intraoperative and postoperative outcome indicators. CONCLUSION Benchmarking in surgery is a novel quality-improvement tool to define and measure the best achievable results, establishing a meaningful reference to evaluate surgical performance.
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- Yi Wu
- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Giani A, van Ramshorst T, Mazzola M, Bassi C, Esposito A, de Pastena M, Edwin B, Sahakyan M, Kleive D, Jah A, van Laarhoven S, Boggi U, Kauffman EF, Casadei R, Ricci C, Dokmak S, Ftériche FS, White SA, Kamarajah SK, Butturini G, Frigerio I, Zerbi A, Capretti G, Pando E, Sutcliffe RP, Marudanayagam R, Fusai GK, Fabre JM, Björnsson B, Timmermann L, Soonawalla Z, Burdio F, Keck T, Hackert T, Groot Koerkamp B, d’Hondt M, Coratti A, Pessaux P, Pietrabissa A, Al-Sarireh B, Marino MV, Molenaar Q, Yip V, Besselink M, Ferrari G, Hilal MA. Benchmarking of minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy: European multicentre study. Br J Surg 2022; 109:1124-1130. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Background
Benchmarking is the process to used assess the best achievable results and compare outcomes with that standard. This study aimed to assess best achievable outcomes in minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy (MIDPS).
Methods
This retrospective study included consecutive patients undergoing MIDPS for any indication, between 2003 and 2019, in 31 European centres. Benchmarks of the main clinical outcomes were calculated according to the Achievable Benchmark of Care (ABC™) method. After identifying independent risk factors for severe morbidity and conversion, risk-adjusted ABCs were calculated for each subgroup of patients at risk.
Results
A total of 1595 patients were included. The ABC was 2.5 per cent for conversion and 8.4 per cent for severe morbidity. ABC values were 160 min for duration of operation time, 8.3 per cent for POPF, 1.8 per cent for reoperation, and 0 per cent for mortality. Multivariable analysis showed that conversion was associated with male sex (OR 1.48), BMI exceeding 30 kg/m2 (OR 2.42), multivisceral resection (OR 3.04), and laparoscopy (OR 2.24). Increased risk of severe morbidity was associated with ASA fitness grade above II (OR 1.60), multivisceral resection (OR 1.88), and robotic approach (OR 1.87).
Conclusion
The benchmark values obtained using the ABC method represent optimal outcomes from best achievable care, including low complication rates and zero mortality. These benchmarks should be used to set standards to improve patient outcomes.
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- Alessandro Giani
- Division of Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda , Milan , Italy
- Department of General Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza , Brescia , Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza , Brescia , Italy
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Centre Amsterdam , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- Division of Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda , Milan , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Pancreas Institute, Verona University Hospital , Verona , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Pancreas Institute, Verona University Hospital , Verona , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Pancreas Institute, Verona University Hospital , Verona , Italy
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- Intervention Centre and Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo Norway
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- Intervention Centre and Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo Norway
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- Intervention Centre and Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Cambridge , UK
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- Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Cambridge , UK
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa , Pisa , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Sant’Orsola Malpighi Hospital , Bologna , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Sant’Orsola Malpighi Hospital , Bologna , Italy
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital , Clichy , France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital , Clichy , France
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- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Pieve Emanuele , Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Pieve Emanuele , Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital , Barcelona , Spain
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust , Birmingham , UK
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust , Birmingham , UK
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary and Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Free London , London , UK
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- Department of Surgery in Linköping and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital del Mar , Barcelona , Spain
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein , Campus Lübeck, Lübeck , Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre , Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery, Groeninge Hospital , Kortrijk , Belgium
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- Division of Oncological and Robotic General Surgery, Careggi University Hospital , Florence , Italy
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, University Hospital, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire de Strasbourg , Strasbourg , France
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo , Pavia , Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello , Palermo , Italy
- General Surgery Department, Istituto Villa Salus , Siracusa , Italy
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- Department of Surgery, UMC Utrecht Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Utrecht , Utrecht , the Netherlands
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust , London , UK
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Centre Amsterdam , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- Division of Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda , Milan , Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza , Brescia , Italy
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