Can the modified functional independence measure be reliably obtained from the patient medical record by different raters?
The interrater reliability of the medical record modified FIM, and agreement with the modified FIM obtained through patient assessment, was low. Meaningful comparisons of this outcome measure across registries and hospitals could be limited, and comparisons within a registry or hospital over time may be similarly affected by changes in staff.
Extended hepatectomy can be performed with a near-zero operative mortality rate and is associated with long-term survival in a subset of patients with malignant hepatobiliary disease. Combining extended hepatectomy with another intraabdominal procedure increases the risk of postoperative morbidity.