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Table 3 Blood loss

From: Combined ultrasonic aspiration and saline-linked radiofrequency precoagulation: a step toward bloodless liver resection without the need of liver inflow occlusion: analysis of 313 consecutive patients

 

Type of operation

  
 

Major liver resection (199)

Minor liver resection (114)

Total (313)

P-value

Intraoperative blood loss, mean (SD), (range), ml

436.38 (346.76)

272.72 (286.08)

376.77 (334.92)

< 0.001

(100 to 2,400)

(50 to 2,360)

(50 to 2,400)

Blood loss during parenchymal transection, mean (SD), (range), ml

273.42 (264)

131.23 (55.06)

221.63 (223.66)

< 0.001

(90 to 2,100)

(40 to 350)

(40 to 2,100)

Blood transfusion, n, (%)

17 (8.5%)

16 (14%)

33 (10.5%)

0.128