Trial reportAnnals of surgery2018
Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: The OSLO-COMET Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Annals of surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 322 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of the Laparoscopic Approach in Reducing Postoperative Severe Complications Following Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases: Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
A Prospective, Single-Center Investigation of the da Vinci SP® Surgical System in Hepatopancreaticobiliary and Foregut Operations for Benign and Malignant Disease.
Who cites it
322 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 674 citations in OpenAlex.
- Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in minimally invasive liver resection for colorectal liver metastases: lesion detection and surgical outcomes-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- The E-AHPBA-ESSO-Innsbruck consensus recommendations on peri- and postoperative management following liver resection.The British journal of surgery · 2025Guideline
- Comparing Open, Laparoscopic and Robotic Liver Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer-A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for colorectal liver metastasis: an umbrella review.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Association of Laparoscopic Surgery with Improved Perioperative and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from Propensity-Score Matched Studies.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open resection of primary colorectal cancers and synchronous liver metastasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
- SAGES/AHPBA guidelines for the use of minimally invasive surgery for the surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).Surgical endoscopy · 2023Pooled it
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations 2022.World journal of surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Minimally invasive versus open hepatectomy for the resection of colorectal liver metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of perioperative dextrose infusion on preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: does side matter? A post-hoc analysis of the ORANGE II PLUS randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Trial
- Healthcare Utilization, Costs, and Cost-Effectiveness of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic and Open Hemihepatectomy: A Secondary Analysis of the ORANGE II PLUS Randomized Controlled, Phase 3, Superiority Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Trial
- Postoperative changes in body composition after laparoscopic and open resection of colorectal liver metastases: data from the randomized OSLO-COMET trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Laparoscopic Versus Open Hemihepatectomy: The ORANGE II PLUS Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024Trial
- ICG-Fluorescence Imaging for Margin Assessment During Minimally Invasive Colorectal Liver Metastasis Resection.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Renal medullary oxygenation during laparoscopic vs open surgery: the impact of blood pressure management-a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2024Trial
- Goal-directed fluid therapy during post-resection phase in low central venous pressure assisted laparoscopic hepatectomy: a randomized controlled superiority trial.Journal of anesthesia · 2024Trial
- Safety and efficacy of robotic repeat hepatectomy compared to laparoscopic and open repeat hepatectomy: a retrospective comparative study.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of learning curve difference of laparoscopist according to controller type of flexible scope during laparoscopic liver resection.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
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17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo perform the first randomized controlled trial to compare laparoscopic and open liver resection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Laparoscopic liver resection is increasingly used for the surgical treatment of liver tumors. However, high-level evidence to conclude that laparoscopic liver resection is superior to open liver resection is lacking.
methodsExplanatory, assessor-blinded, single center, randomized superiority trial recruiting patients from Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway from February 2012 to January 2016. A total of 280 patients with resectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer were randomly assigned to undergo laparoscopic (n = 133) or open (n = 147) parenchyma-sparing liver resection. The primary outcome was postoperative complications within 30 days (Accordion grade 2 or higher). Secondary outcomes included cost-effectiveness, postoperative hospital stay, blood loss, operation time, and resection margins.
resultsThe postoperative complication rate was 19% in the laparoscopic-surgery group and 31% in the open-surgery group (12 percentage points difference [95% confidence interval 1.67-21.8; P = 0.021]). The postoperative hospital stay was shorter for laparoscopic surgery (53 vs 96 hours, P < 0.001), whereas there were no differences in blood loss, operation time, and resection margins. Mortality at 90 days did not differ significantly from the laparoscopic group (0 patients) to the open group (1 patient). In a 4-month perspective, the costs were equal, whereas patients in the laparoscopic-surgery group gained 0.011 quality-adjusted life years compared to patients in the open-surgery group (P = 0.001).
conclusionsIn patients undergoing parenchyma-sparing liver resection for colorectal metastases, laparoscopic surgery was associated with significantly less postoperative complications compared to open surgery. Laparoscopic resection was cost-effective compared to open resection with a 67% probability. The rate of free resection margins was the same in both groups. Our results support the continued implementation of laparoscopic liver resection.
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