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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2014; 20(48): 18061-18069
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18061
Table 1 Modifications in technique and management of living donor right hepatectomy in the authors’ institution
ModificationsFrom case No. onwards
Use of an electric coagulator to pierce abdominal wall for a drainage tube instead of using a cutting end connected to a closed-suction drain45
Upper midline incision above umbilicus55
Dosage reduction of intravenous heparin given before graft removal from 50 IU/kg to 25 IU/kg93
Use of surgical wound protector112
Hanging maneuver from the start of liver parenchymal transection by initial Glisson’s approach165
Intraoperative cholangiography replaced by MRC165
No intensive care unit stay after surgery167
No central venous catheterization169
Bile duct cut just 2 mm to the right side of the confluence changed from 1 mm200
Dosage reduction of intravenous heparin given before graft removal from 25 IU/kg to 5 IU/kg271