Table 2.
Operative characteristics of patients subjected to liver resection with Intrahepatic (IHD) and Extrahepatic (EHD) hilar division.
| IHD group (n = 100) | EHD group (n = 50) | |
| 1. Type of liver resection n°(%): | ||
| a. right hepatectomy | 60 (60%) | 30 (60%) |
| b. left hepatectomy | 20 (20%) | 12 (24%) |
| c. extended right hepatectomy | 12 (12%) | 5 (10%) |
| d. extended left hepatectomy | 8 (8%) | 3 (6%) |
| 2. Parenchymal transection technique (%): | ||
| a. clamp crushing | 18 (18%) | 14 (28%) (p < 0.05) |
| b. sharp transection | 82 (82%) | 36 (72%) |
| 3. Vascular control technique | ||
| a.TVC* | 6 (6%) | 3 (6%) |
| b. Pringle maneuver | 23 (23%) | 10 (20%) |
| c. SHVE+ | 71(71%) | 29(58%) |
| d. without vascular control | 0 (0%) | 8 (16%) (p < 0,05) |
| 4. Operative time (minutes, mean ± SD) | 214 ± 38 | 245 ± 50 (p < 0.05) |
| 5. Ischemic time (minutes, mean ± SD) | 40 ± 6 | 38 ± 8 |
| 6. Blood loss (ml, median-range) | 540 (150–2600) | 680 (150–3000) |
| 6. Ischemic preconditioning no (%) | 65(59%) | 25(50%) |
* TVC: Total Vascular Control
+ SHVE: Selective Hepatic Vascular Exclusion