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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2022; 14(3): 211-220
Published online Mar 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i3.211
Fast-track protocols in laparoscopic liver surgery: Applicability and correlation with difficulty scoring systems
Ruben Ciria, Ana Padial, María Dolores Ayllón, Carmen García-Gaitan, Javier Briceño
Ruben Ciria, Ana Padial, María Dolores Ayllón, Javier Briceño, Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Carmen García-Gaitan, Unit of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Author contributions: Ciria R and Ayllón MD designed the research study; Ciria R, Ayllón MD, Padial A and García-Gaitan C performed the research; all authors analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript; Ciria R and Padial A have equally contributed to the development of this manuscript and research.
Institutional review board statement: Approval number of the institutional review board of the University Hospital Reina Sofia was 4380 (Code 0000-0002).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest in none of the contents within the development of the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code and dataset available from the corresponding author at rubenciria@gmail.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Ruben Ciria, FEBS, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, Cordoba 14004, Spain. rubenciria@gmail.com
Received: April 19, 2021
Peer-review started: April 19, 2021
First decision: June 13, 2021
Revised: July 25, 2021
Accepted: February 9, 2022
Article in press: February 9, 2022
Published online: March 27, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The current manuscript shows how fast-track protocols on laparoscopic liver surgery can be accomplished according to difficulty scoring systems.