Anton Skaro

Aug 19, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kevin Verhoeff |Douglas Quan |Anton Skaro |Juan Glinka

1 INTRODUCTION Hepatectomy (i.e., hepatic resection) for both primary and metastatic liver lesions continues to expand.1, 2 Similarly, the proportion of elderly patients requiring hepatic resection is growing significantly.3-5 Elderly patients represent a high-risk group, with studies reporting significantly higher morbidity and mortality compared to younger cohorts.6-8 Beyond the specific risks for hepatectomy in elderly patients, previous studies of all abdominal surgeries have also...