Comparing the accuracy of prediction models to detect clinically relevant post-hepatectomy liver failure early after major hepatectomy.

Background: Arterial lactate measurements were recently suggested as an early predictor of clinically relevant post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF). This needed to be evaluated in the subgroup of major hepatectomies only.

Method: This observational cohort study included consecutive elective major hepatectomies at Karolinska University Hospital from 2010 to 2018.