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How long is general anesthesia for liver surgery?

I will have a liver resection. How long is general anesthesia for liver surgery?

3 Answers

It depends on the extent of the surgical procedure. Liver resection again could be somewhere between two to six hours. And that the extent of the anesthesia as well.
It depends on liver surgery and for what problem. Most liver surgeries take 2-4 hours, anesthesia is almost as linv as surgery.
This is best answered by the hepatobiliary surgeon.