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Table 4 Comparison of intraoperative factors and postoperative short-term and long-term results after PS matching

From: Liver resection for colorectal liver-limited metastases in elderly patients: a propensity score matching analysis

Variable

Aged < 70 years (n = 128)

Aged ≥ 70 years (n = 64)

P value

Standardized mean difference

Combined with RFA

1 (0.8%)

3 (4.7%)

0.109

0.043

Two-stage hepatectomy

1 (0.8%)

1 (1.6%)

1.000

 

Simultaneous resection

17 (13.3%)

16 (25.0%)

0.066

 

Major hepatectomy

24 (18.8%)

8 (12.5%)

0.273

0.023

Pringle clamp

95 (74.2%)

44 (68.8%)

0.424

 

Pringle clamp time (min)

15 (0–60)

15 (0–60)

0.465

 

R1 margin

3 (2.3%)

6 (9.4%)

0.062

 

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

200 (20–6500)

175 (20–800)

0.046

 

Intraoperative RBC transfusion

10 (7.9%)

3 (4.7%)

0.549

 

Intraoperative RBC transfused (U)

0 (0–8)

0 (0–4)

0.313

 

Operation time (min)

172.5 (60–570)

180 (60–327)

0.799

 

Hospital stay (days)

11 (4–70)

8 (4–48)

0.020

 

Postoperative complications

37 (28.9%)

17 (26.6%)

0.733

 

Clavien-Dindo classification

  

0.062

 

 I–II

16 (43.2%)

12 (70.6%)

  

 III–V

21 (56.8%)

5 (29.4%)

  

General complications

15 (11.7%)

4 (6.3%)

0.232

 

 Postoperative heart failure

0 (0.0%)

0 (0%)

-

 

 Postoperative coronary artery disease

2 (1.6%)

0 (0%)

0.553

 

 Postoperative arrhythmia

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.6%)

0.333

 

 Postoperative lung infection

1 (0.8%)

1 (1.6%)

1.000

 

 Postoperative renal failure

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

-

 

 Postoperative pulmonary embolism

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1.000

 

 Postoperative deep vein thrombosis

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

-

 

 Postoperative urinary infection

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

-

 

 Postoperative pleural effusion

10 (7.8%)

2 (3.1%)

0.343

 

 Postoperative stress ulcer

1 (0.8%)

1 (1.6%)

1.000

 

Surgical complications

24 (18.8%)

8 (12.5%)

0.273

 

 Posthepatectomy liver failure

2 (1.6%)

1 (1.6%)

1.000

 

 Postoperative abdominal infection

3 (2.3%)

5 (7.8%)

0.120

 

 Postoperative bile leakage

8 (6.3%)

2 (3.1%)

0.500

 

 Postoperative abdominal collection

4 (3.1%)

2 (3.1%)

1.000

 

 Incision infection

3 (2.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0.552

 

 Postoperative ileus

4 (3.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0.303

 

 Postoperative abdominal bleeding

5 (3.9%)

1 (1.6%)

0.666

 

ICU

5 (3.9%)

6 (9.4%)

0.185

 

ICU stay (days)

2 (1–6)

1.5 (1–6)

0.537

 

Postoperative RBC transfusion

11 (8.6%)

7 (10.9%)

0.599

 

Postoperative RBC transfused (U)

4 (2–58)

2 (2–6)

0.151

 

Reoperation

4 (3.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0.303

 

Readmission

0 (0.0%)

3 (4.7%)

0.036

 

Mortality (in-hospital)

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1.000

 

Mortality (90-day)

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1.000

 

Recurrence

102 (79.7%)

43 (67.2%)

0.058

 

 Intrahepatic recurrence

70 (54.7%)

34 (53.1%)

0.838

 

 Extrahepatic recurrence

32 (25.0%)

9 (14.1%)

0.081

 

Disease-free survival

  

0.269

 

 1-year

43.5%

51.4%

  

 3-year

21.2%

30.3%

  

 5-year

18.5%

24.1%

  

Overall survival

  

0.401

 

 1-year

89.0%

89.1%

  

 3-year

47.8%

57.7%

  

 5-year

32.7%

45.4%

  

Cancer-specific survival

  

0.163

 

 1-year

89.8%

89.1%

  

 3-year

48.2%

61.1%

  

 5-year

32.9%

48.0%