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This study evaluated the association between preoperative PPI therapy and postoperative complications, particularly biliary leakage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective single-center cohort study included patients undergoing major liver resection (\u2265\u20094 Couinaud segments) between 2006 and 2024. Patients with and without preoperative PPI therapy were compared regarding postoperative morbidity, assessed using the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI), and biliary leakage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 507 patients were included, of whom 220 (43.4%) received preoperative PPI therapy. Patients receiving PPI therapy had a significantly higher postoperative CCI compared with those without PPI therapy (24.4\u2009\u00b1\u200925 vs. 17.7\u2009\u00b1\u200919.7,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002). Biliary leakage occurred more frequently in the PPI group (38% vs. 26%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009), including after propensity score matching. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, preoperative PPI therapy remained independently associated with postoperative biliary leakage (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.21\u20133.14;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006). Microbiological analysis of biliary swabs showed no relevant differences in pathogen profiles between groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative PPI therapy was associated with increased postoperative morbidity and biliary leakage after major liver resection, even after adjustment for baseline risk factors. 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