To validate the LiMAx test, a new bedside test for the determination of maximal liver function capacity based on C-methacetin kinetics. To investigate the diagnostic performance of different liver function tests and scores including the LiMAx test for the prediction of postoperative outcome after hepatectomy.
Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany. martin.stockmann@charite.de