ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Visceral Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1564843
This article is part of the Research TopicRegenerative Liver SurgeryView all articles
Anticipating Postoperative Complications in Hepatobiliary Surgery: Procalcitonine as Predictive Factor
Provisionally accepted
- 1Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, China
- 2Hebei Eye Hospital, Xingtai, China
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Background and aims: Few studies have indicated that procalcitonin has a potential role in anticipating postoperative complications of hepatic surgery. Here, we focused on validating the relationship between posthepatectomy and serum procalcitonin as short-term prognostic factors.Methods: Data from 52 patients who underwent hepatectomy (partial) due to hepatocellular carcinoma from June 2018 to July 2023 were enrolled to evaluate the risk factors related to posthepatectomy complications, especially post-hepatectomy liver failure and 30-day survival.Results: 52 patients were included in the study, and their data was analyzed for PCT. 21 showed raised PCT (>1ng/ml). Results showed a significant association of PCT with post-hepatectomy liver failure, and the same is associated with 30-day mortality in ICU-admitted patients.Elevated PCT levels in patients after hepatic surgery are associated with poor prognosis and could be used as a potential predictive factor.
Keywords: Procalcitonin, Hepatectomy, Postoperative Complications, liver failure prognostic factor., Liver Failure
Received: 22 Jan 2025; Accepted: 12 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhao, Song, Zhang, Shi, Li, Ma, Liao and Zhen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Zhongguang Zhen, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, China
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