There are discernible differences in gaze patterns associated with early recognition of impending bile duct injury. The results could be transitioned into real time and used as an intraoperative early warning system and in an educational setting to improve surgical safety and performance. There are discernible differences in gaze patterns associated with early recognition of impending bile duct injury. The results could be transitioned into real time and used as an intraoperative early warning system and in an educational setting to improve surgical safety and performance. Post-discharge venous thromboembolism (VTE) chemoprophylaxis decreases VTEs following cancer surgery, however identifying high-risk patients remains difficult. Our objectives were to (1) identify factors available at hospital discharge associated with post-discharge VTE following hepatectomy for malignancy and (2) develop and validate a post-discharge VTE risk calculator to evaluate patient-specific risk. Patients who underwent hepatectomy for malignancy from 2014 to 2017 were identified from the ACS NSQIP hepatectomy procedure targeted module. Multivariable logistic regression identified factors associated with post-discharge VTE. A post-discharge VTE risk calculator was constructed, and predicted probabilities of post-discharge VTE were calculated. Among 11172 patients, 95 (0.9%) developed post-discharge VTE. Post-discharge VTE was associated with obese BMI (OR 2.29 vs. normal BMI [95%CI 1.31-3.99]), right hepatectomy/trisegmentectomy (OR 1.63 vs. partial/wedge [95%CI 1.04-2.57]), and several inpatient postoperative complications renal insufficiency (OR 5.29 [95%CI 1.99-14.07]), transfusion (OR 1.77 [95%CI 1.12-2.80]), non-operative procedural intervention (OR 2.97 [95%CI 1.81-4.86]), and post-hepatectomy liver failure (OR 2.22 [95%CI 1.21-4.08]). Post-discharge VTE risk ranged from 0.3% to 30.2%. Twenty iterations of 10-fold cross validation identified internal validity. Risk factors from all phases of care, including inpatient complications, are associated with post-discharge VTE following hepatectomy. Identifying high-risk patients may allow for personalized risk-based post-discharge chemoprophylaxis prescribing. Risk factors from all phases of care, including inpatient complications, are associated with post-discharge VTE following hepatectomy. Identifying high-risk patients may allow for personalized risk-based post-discharge chemoprophylaxis prescribing. The advantages of robotic liver surgery are strongest for minor resections, where incision size drives recovery time, but cost remains a concern. We hypothesized that patients who underwent robotic minor liver resections would have superior peri-operative outcomes resulting in decreased cost. We queried the medical record and cost data for patients who underwent open or robotic minor (1-2 segment) liver resection from 1/2016-8/2019. Financial data were normalized to Medicare reimbursements. There were 87 patients who underwent minor liver resections (robotic n=46, open n=41). Specimen size (173±203 vs 257±481cm ), surgical duration (233±87 vs 227±83min), estimated blood loss (187±236 vs 194±165mL), and margin status (89% vs 93% R0) were similar for robotic and open resections respectively, yet complications (3/46, 7% vs 10/41, 24%, p=0.02) and length of stay (2.2±2.2 vs 6.2±2.9, p<0.001) were significantly lower for patients who underwent robotic resection. These factors contributed to minor robotic liver resections costing $534 less than open resections ($3597±1823 vs $4131±1532, p=0.03). Patients undergoing robotic minor hepatectomy had superior peri-operative outcomes resulting in lower total cost of care when compared to open minor hepatectomy. Financial considerations should not adversely influence selection of a robotic approach for minor hepatectomy. Patients undergoing robotic minor hepatectomy had superior peri-operative outcomes resulting in lower total cost of care when compared to open minor hepatectomy. Financial considerations should not adversely influence selection of a robotic approach for minor hepatectomy. Anatomical resection (AR) is performed widely for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, it is controversial whether typical AR, which removes the whole feeding territory of the tumor-bearing portal branch bordered by the landmark veins, is necessary. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of small AR, so-called cone unit resection, for small HCC. Between 2007 and 2019, 372 hepatectomies were performed for HCC. Among them, 91 initial resections for small (<5cm) solitary HCC were performed by typical AR (n=44) or cone unit AR (n=47). Propensity score matching was performed and clinicopathological features including prognosis were compared. At baseline, platelet count was higher, and liver function (serum albumin level) and indocyanine green retention at 15min were better in the typical AR than cone unit AR group. There was no significant difference between the typical AR and cone unit AR group for tumor characteristics, short- and long-term outcomes. Even after propensity score matching (n=29), the short- and long-term outcomes were also equivalent in between the two groups. There was no difference in prognosis of typical and cone unit AR. Therefore, cone unit AR is a feasible procedure for small HCC. There was no difference in prognosis of typical and cone unit AR. Therefore, cone unit AR is a feasible procedure for small HCC. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between hospital case volume, surgical approach and AC-use in patients who underwent pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Patients were divided into quartiles by institutional pancreatectomy case volume, resection type (pancreaticoduodenectomy [PD], distal pancreatectomy [DP], or total pancreatectomy [TP]) and surgical approach (laparoscopic vs. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/trc051384.html open). The rates and contributing factors of AC administration and delay >90 days were compared among volume quartiles and surgical approaches. This study identified 23,494 patients who had undergone pancreatectomy for PDAC between 2010 and 2016 and met inclusion criteria. After correcting for confounders, compared to low volume hospitals patients at high-case-volume hospitals had the highest rates of AC administration after PD and DP. Moreover, compared to open surgery for all resection types, laparoscopic surgery was associated with a higher rate of AC use at high and highest-case-volume hospitals and less delay to chemotherapy at high-volume hospitals.