cancers Review Perioperative Management of Complex Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases: The Alliance between the Surgeon and the Anesthetist Enrico Giustiniano 1,*, Fulvio Nisi 1,*, Laura Rocchi 1, Paola C. Zito 1, Nadia Ruggieri 1, Matteo M. Cimino 2, Guido Torzilli 2,3 and Maurizio Cecconi 1,3 1 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Units, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Milan, Italy;
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[email protected] (F.N.); Tel.: +39-02-8224-7459 (E.G.); +39-02-8224-4115 (F.N.); Fax: +39-02-8224-4190 (E.G. & F.N.) Simple Summary: Major high-risk surgery (HRS) exposes patients to potential perioperative adverse events. Hepatic resection of colorectal metastases can surely be included into the HRS class of operations. Limiting such risks is the main target of the perioperative medicine. In this context the Citation: Giustiniano, E.; Nisi, F.; collaboration between the anesthetist and the surgeon and the sharing of management protocols is Rocchi, L.; Zito, P.C.; Ruggieri, N.; of utmost importance and represents the key issue for a successful outcome. In our institution, we Cimino, M.M.; Torzilli, G.; Cecconi, M. Perioperative Management of have been adopting consolidated protocols for patients undergoing this type of surgery for decades; Complex Hepatectomy for Colorectal this made our mixed team (surgeons and anesthetists) capable of achieving a safe outcome for the Liver Metastases: The Alliance majority of our surgical population.