Cause of death after TACE in China during the past 14 years / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the cause of death and mechanism after(TACE)in China during the past 14 years.Methods Related repots in Chinese Medical Current Content(CBM)and National Knowledge lnfrastruc ture(CNKI)from January 1994 to June 2008 were retrieved.The cause of death and mechainsm after TACE wer e analyzed.Results A total of 150 patients who died after TACE were reposed in China during the past 14 ye ar s.84%eases were caused by liver lunction failure,upper gastrointestinal bleeding and rupture of liver cancer. 78.7%cases died one month postoperation.Conclusion Liver function failure.upper gastrointestinal bleeding and rupture of liver cancer are the main complications which Can cause death and the majority cases died early.