Pancreaticobiliary Disease

Hepatectomy

Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute's Liver Tumor Program offers diverse and advanced surgical liver procedures are offered to patients with primary and secondary liver malignancy, as well as with symptomatic or complicated benign liver tumors. Cancers affecting the liver that are treated by our surgical team include hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), colorectal cancer liver metastases, gallbladder cancer and other conditions. Benign liver tumors that are intervened surgically include large and symptomatic hemangiomas, adenomas and complex cysts.

The Cleveland Clinic Liver Tumor Program is a multidisciplinary platform comprised by physicians from diverse specialties including liver surgery, hepatology, oncology and interventional radiology. Treatment decision tailored for each individual patient is made through a multidisciplinary liver tumor board.

Major Hepatectomy ACS NSQIP Outcomes

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) objectively measures and reports risk-adjusted surgical outcomes based on a defined sampling and abstraction methodology. These outcomes data reflect Cleveland Clinic’s overall major hepatectomy ACS NSQIP performance benchmarked against 122 participating sites.

Major Hepatectomy (122 Sites)NObservedExpected
30 Day Mortality180.00%3.20%
30 Day Morbidity1822.22%27.27%
Unplanned Intubation180.00%3.07%
Renal Failure185.56%5.76%
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)180.00%1.14%
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)1816.67%16.80%
Sepsis180.00%6.11%
Length of Stay1225.00%19.40%
Unplanned Readmission1827.78%15.17%
Invasive Intervention180.00%12.81%
Bile Leakage1811.11%12.36%
Liver Failure180.00%7.45%

American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2024.
ACS NSQIP® Semiannual Report July 8, 2024, Chicago: American College of Surgeons.

Partial Hepatectomy ACS NSQIP Outcomes

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) objectively measures and reports risk-adjusted surgical outcomes based on a defined sampling and abstraction methodology. These outcomes data reflect Cleveland Clinic’s overall partial hepatectomy ACS NSQIP performance benchmarked against 153 participating sites.

Partial Hepatectomy (153 Sites)NObservedExpected
30 Day Mortality1040.00%0.50%
30 Day Morbidity10413.46%13.55%
Cardiac1040.00%0.78%
Pneumonia1040.96%1.30%
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) / Pulmonary Embolus1043.85%1.43%
Renal Failure1041.92%2.05%
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)1040.96%0.96%
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)10410.58%7.88%
Sepsis1042.88%2.20%
Unplanned Reoperation1041.92%1.65%
Length of Stay8630.23%22.54%
Unplanned Readmission10415.38%8.46%
Invasive Intervention1045.77%7.09%
Liver Failure1042.88%0.83%

American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2024.
ACS NSQIP® Semiannual Report July 8, 2024, Chicago: American College of Surgeons.