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This study aims to investigate the spectrum, risk factors and management of postoperative complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All patients who underwent liver resection between 01\/2008 until 12\/2023 were identified from a prospective institutional database. The data was analyzed regarding postoperative morbidity and mortality rates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified 3 177 liver resections including 1 345 (42.3%) major hepatectomies (\u2265\u20093 segments). Complications occurred in 1 530 (48.2%). Of these, 460 (14.5%) were grade IIIa, 133 (4.2%) grade IIIb, 118 (3.7%) grade IVa, 13 grade IVb and 111 (3.5%) grade V. A total of 1 158 reinterventions were performed including 256 reoperations, 61\u00a0s operative revisions, 109 endoscopic procedures and 732 percutaneous interventions. In multivariate analysis age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), need for hepaticojejunostomy (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), duration of operation (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), and intraoperative blood transfusion (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were independent risk factors for mortality. Operative revision was associated with an increased mortality rate (26.6% vs. 1.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The need for operative revision marked a subgroup with particularly poor outcome, emphasizing the importance of early detection, minimally invasive complication management whenever feasible, and careful risk stratification in complex liver surgery. 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