The Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Anaerobic Bacteria in Major Liver Resection

• Main Authors: Jens Strohäker (Author), Sophia Bareiß (Author), Silvio Nadalin (Author), Alfred Königsrainer (Author), Ruth Ladurner (Author), Anke Meier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Anaerobic infections in hepatobiliary surgery have rarely been addressed. Whereas infectious complications during the perioperative phase of liver resections are common, there are very limited data on the prevalence and clinical role of anaerobes in this context. Given the risk of co...