Transatlantic registries for minimally invasive liver surgery: towards harmonization.
Nicky van der HeijdeBurak GörgecJoal D BeaneFrancesca RattiGiulio BelliAndrea Benedetti CacciaguerraFulvio CaliseUmberto CilloMarieke T De BoerAlexander M FagensonÅsmund A FretlandElizabeth M GleesonMichelle R de GraaffNiels F M KokKristoffer LassenMarcel J van der PoelAndrea RuzzenenteRobert P SutcliffeBjørn EdwinLuca AldrighettiHenry A PittMohammad Abu HilalMarc G BesselinkPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
Despite considerable variation in baseline characteristics, indications, and treatment of patients undergoing MILS in the five transatlantic registries, overall mortality after MILS was consistently below 1.1%. The registries should be harmonized to facilitate future collaborative research on MILS for which the identified 46 key variables will be instrumental.