Clinical study of standard residual liver volume and transient elastography in predicting poor prognosis of patients after hemihepatectomy
Zhi-Qiang Yue, Peng Zhang, Shuai Yan, Lin-Ling Ju, Hui-Xuan Wang, Liu-Xia Yuan, Lin Chen, Jin-Zhu Wu, Ya-Li Cao
Zhi-Qiang Yue, Shuai Yan, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong Third People’s Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Peng Zhang, Jin-Zhu Wu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nantong Third People’s Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Lin-Ling Ju, Hui-Xuan Wang, Liu-Xia Yuan, Lin Chen, Nantong Institute of Liver Disease, Nantong Third People’s Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Ya-Li Cao, Preventive Health Department, Nantong Third People’s Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Zhi-Qiang Yue and Peng Zhang.
Co-corresponding authors: Jin-Zhu Wu and Ya-Li Cao.
Author contributions: Yue ZQ, Zhang P, Yan S, Yuan LX, Ju LL, Wang HX, Chen L, Cao YL and Wu JZ contributed equally to this work; Yue ZQ, Zhang P, Yan S, Yuan LX and Wu JZ were hepatobiliary surgeons; Ju LL, Wang HX, Yuan LX, Chen L and Cao YL were researchers in Nantong Institute of Liver Disease; Wu JZ, Chen L, Cao YL designed the research study; Yue ZQ, Zhang P, Yan S, Yuan LX, Ju LL and Wang HX performed the primary literature and data extraction; Yue ZQ, Zhang P analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Chen L, Cao YL and Wu JZ were responsible for revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; and all authors read and approved the final version. Yue ZQ and Zhang P have made equally significant contributions to this thesis. In accordance with the principles of rigorous and objective research and respect for the contributions of all team members, Zhang P is co-designated as the first author. Wu JZ (corresponding author) and Cao YL (co-corresponding author) provided financial support for this research. Wu JZ (corresponding author), as the research advisor of Yue ZQ (first author), was primarily responsible for the design and guidance of the paper. Meanwhile, Cao YL (co-corresponding author), as an authoritative expert, significantly contributed to the advancement of this study. Therefore, Cao YL is co-designated as the co-corresponding author.
Supported by Nantong Municipal Health Commission, No. MSZ2022036 and No. QN2022041; Nantong Science and Technology Bureau, No. JCZ2022036.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Nantong Third People’s Hospital (approval NO. EK201628).
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at 39235978@qq.com.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Jin-Zhu Wu, MMed, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nantong Third People’s Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, No. 60 Qingnian Middle Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China. 39235978@qq.com
Received: September 4, 2023
Peer-review started: September 4, 2023
First decision: September 19, 2023
Revised: September 28, 2023
Accepted: October 16, 2023
Article in press: October 16, 2023
Published online: November 24, 2023
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