Publications by authors named "Roozbeh Salehpour"
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of prophylactic drainage after major liver resections, focusing on outcomes like bile leaks, complications, and hospital stays.
- The analysis included 8 studies with over 5,000 patients, revealing that patients with drains experienced higher rates of bile leakage, more complications, and longer hospital stays compared to those without drainage.
- Despite these findings suggesting no benefits from prophylactic drainage, there's a call for better-defined studies to clarify the impact of this practice on surgical outcomes.
Despite the ongoing decades-long controversy, Pringle maneuver (PM) is still frequently used by hepatobiliary surgeons during hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of PM on intraoperative blood loss, morbidity, and posthepatectomy hemorrhage (PHH). A series of 209 consecutive patients underwent extended hepatectomy (EH) (≥5 segment resection).
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