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© 2014 Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsBackground: There is paucity of data regarding the cost-effectiveness of fibrin sealants during liver surgery. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of fibrin sealants following right hemihepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases. Method: A prospectively maintained database between 2004 and 2013 was reviewed to identify patients who underwent a right hemihepatectomy with and without fibrin sealant application. Perioperative and post-operative outcomes were analysed to assess its cost-effectiveness. Results: One hundred and sixty-three right hemihepatectomies were performed, of which 79 were in the fibrin sealant treatment group and 84 were in the no sealant group. No difference was seen between fibrin sealant and no sealant with regard to bile leak (P = 0.366), intra-abdominal collections (P = 0.200) and overall post-operative complications (P = 0.480). Operating costs were significantly cheaper in the no sealant group (P = 0.010). There was no difference seen in median post-operative stay between fibrin sealant versus no treatment (8 versus 9 days, P = 0.327), median total bed cost (£3900 versus £4300, P = 0.400), mean transfusion cost per patient (P = 0.201) and overall cost (£6706.15 versus £6555.80, P = 0.792). Conclusion: Fibrin sealant application to cut surface during liver surgery confers no cost benefit and their routine use may not be recommended.
Author(s): Pandanaboyana S, Bell R, Shah N, Lodge JPA, Hidalgo E, Toogood GJ, Prasad KR
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year: 2017
Volume: 87
Issue: 6
Pages: E11-E14
Online publication date: 30/12/2014
Acceptance date: 04/11/2014
ISSN (print): 1445-1433
ISSN (electronic): 1445-2197
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.12948
DOI: 10.1111/ans.12948
PubMed id: 25641546
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