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Table 2 Summary of details on postoperative hospital stay and complications according to Clavien-Dindo

From: Early results of the implementation of laparoscopic major liver resection program

 

Number (%) or median (IQR)

Laparoscopic liver resection

Open liver resection

p

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

7 (6–12)

6 (6–8)

8 (7–14)

0.046*

Day 4 or 5 postoperative laboratory results

 White blood cell (103/L)

7.03 (5.19–8.78)

7.18 (5.34–8.76)

6.37 (5.00–9.09)

0.934

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.1 (9.4–11.0)

10.0 (9.5–12.2)

10.2 (9.3–10.6)

0.804

 Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.89 (0.63–1.44)

1.06 (0.85–1.44)

0.80 (0.52–1.41)

0.120

 INR

1.16 (1.04–1.30)

1.07 (1.02–1.22)

1.21 (1.06–1.33)

0.146

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.75 (0.63–1.10)

0.76 (0.66–0.88)

0.75 (0.61–1.17)

0.908

 Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)

114 (85–206)

179 (121–238)

101 (72–148)

0.029*

 Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)

220 (157–431)

346 (192–446)

189 (132–348)

0.090

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

 

350 (300–400)

  

Intraoperative blood transfusions (number of patients)

7 (19.4%)

1 (8.3%)

6 (25%)

0.234

R1 resection*

3 (8.3%)

2 (16.7%)

1 (4.2%)

0.253

Clavien-Dindo complication grade (number of patients)

 Grade I

    

 Prolonged abdominal drainage

 

3

5

 

 Surgical site infection

  

4

 

 Grade II

    

 Blood transfusion

 

1

3

 

 Intravenous antibiotics

  

6

 

 Total parenteral nutrition

 

1

2

 

 Grade IIIa

    

 Pleurocentesis

  

1

 

 Grade IIIb

    

 Biliary fistula

 

1

1

 

 Surgical site infection

  

1

 

 Hemorrhage

  

1

 

 Intestinal perforation

  

2

 

 Grade IV

    

 Portal vein thrombosis

  

1

 

 Acute kidney injury (dialysis)

  

1

 

 Grade V

  

1

 

Comprehensive Complication Index

 

0 (0–8.7)

20.9 (0–36.0)

0.039*

  1. *Only patients with malignant liver tumors