Complication timing impacts 30-d mortality after hepatectomy

To date, no study has specifically focused on the timing of complications after hepatectomy relative to patient outcomes. We sought to investigate the effect of complication timing on 30-d mortality.A total of 3064 patients who underwent hepatic resection in 2014 were identified from American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Cox regression analysis was performed to determine the association of...