Benign and Malignant Hepatobiliary Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective liver resection were considered eligible for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Less than 18 years, pregnancy, lactation, anemia, mental disorders, language problems, diabetes mellitus, cardiac failure, renal insufficiency, disseminated cancer, secondary cancers, emergency situations, contraindication to epidural anesthesia, required biliary reconstruction, or diseases hindering epidural analgesia, coagulopathy, alcohol abuse.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complications; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| first bowel movement and length of postoperative hospitalization; | — |
Countries
China