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Table 2 Study population and clinicopathological characteristics according to the development of PHLF

From: Predictive power of splenic thickness for post-hepatectomy liver failure in HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Variables

PHLF (−) (n = 285)

PHLF (+) (n = 35)

P

Age, years

51.2 ± 10.5

53.3 ± 11.1

0.255

BMI, Kg/m2

22.6 ± 3.1

22.3 ± 3.4

0.589

PLT, × 109/l

161.7 ± 80.2

115.6 ± 63.0

0.001

ALT, U/l

41.9 ± 31.0

50.3 ± 44.2

0.153

AST, U/l

44.2 ± 22.8

55.5 ± 31.8

0.050

ALB, g/l

38.3 ± 4.2

37.2 ± 4.8

0.129

PT, s

13.1 ± 1.2

13.1 ± 1.3

0.946

INR

1.1 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.513

CREA, umol/l

74.6 ± 11.9

69.0 ± 12.9

0.010

TBIL, umol/l

14.6 ± 6.6

19.0 ± 10.7

0.020

Tumor size, cm

6.1 ± 3.2

7.3 ± 3.4

0.030

Operation time, min

187.5 ± 59.3

198.5 ± 63.8

0.307

ICG R15, %

7.1 ± 4.2

9.7 ± 5.4

0.010

ST, mm

36.5 ± 8.4

45.5 ± 10.9

< 0.001

Blood loss, ml

526.6 ± 502.5

1135.7 ± 1475.1

0.021

PVD, mm

11.0 ± 2.0

11.1 ± 1.4

0.800

PVT

  

0.223

 Positive

47 (16.5%)

3 (8.6%)

 

 Negative

238 (83.5%)

32 (91.4%)

 

EV

  

0.281

 Positive

38 (13.3%)

2 (5.7%)

 

 Negative

247 (86.7%)

33 (94.3%)

 

CSPH

  

< 0.001

 Positive

69 (24.2%)

19 (54.3%)

 

 Negative

216 (75.8%)

16 (45.7%)

 

Cirrhosis

  

0.108

 Positive

199 (69.8%)

29 (82.9%)

 

 Negative

86 (30.2%)

6 (17.1%)

 

Liver resection

  

0.036

 Minor

237 (83.2%)

24 (68.6%)

 

 Major

48 (16.8%)

11 (31.4%)

 

Child-Pugh grade

  

0.128

 A

260 (91.2%)

29 (82.9%)

 

 B

25 (8.8%)

6 (17.1%)

 

MELD

  

0.193

 < 7.5

250 (87.7%)

28 (80.0%)

 

 ≥ 7.5

35 (12.3%)

7 (20.0%)

 
  1. Abbreviation: PHLF post-hepatectomy liver failure, BMI body mass index, PLT platelet counts, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALB albumin, PT prothrombin time, INR international normalized ratio, CREA creatinine, TBIL total bilirubin, ST splenic thickness, PVD portal vein diameter, PVT portal vein thrombus, EV esophageal varices, CSPH clinically significant portal hypertension, ICG R15 indocyanine green retention rate 15 min, MELD the model for end-stage liver disease
  2. Data are expressed as means ± SD or n (%)