Table 2. Comparison of MBL and Pre-MBL Grops.

Variable	Pre-MBL (n=49)	MBL(n=102)	p-value
Duration of operation	353 min	363 min	0.727
Type of resection
Major*	32(65.3%)	61(59.8%)	0.518
Minor	17(34.7%)	41(40.2%)	0.518
Number of segment resected	3.5	3.4	0.631
Mean estimated blood loss	8018±260 mL	1809±110 mL	<0.001
Median estimated blood loss	4500 mL	1000 mL
Mean CVP	11.9±1.2 mmHG	6.4±0.3 mmHG	<0.001
Cavitron use	23(47%)	97(95%)	<0.001
Aprotinin use	0(0%)	91(89%)	<0.001
Cell Saver use	0(0%)	21(20.6%)	<0.001
Mean # of units of HB transfused	13.7±1.8	2.3±0.4	<0.001
Mean # of units of AB transfused	0	0.72±0.2	<0.001
Mean total # of units transfused	13.7±1.8	3.0±0.4	<0.001
Patients receiving 1 or more units of HB
Major resection	31(96.9%)	18(29.5%)	<0.001
Minor resection	14(82.3%)	8(19.5%)	<0.001
Total	45(91.8%)	18(25.5)	<0.001
Morbidity
Haemorrhage†	4(8.2%)	3(2.9%)	0.159
Bile leak	6(12.2%)	12(11.8%)	0.949
Sepsis	14(28.6%)	9(8.8%)	<0.001
Other	18(36.7%)	15(14.7%)	0.002
Overall morbidity‡	28(57.1%)	26(25.5%)	<0.001
Mortality (pen-operative)	5(10.2%)	5(4.9%)	<0.001

*Major resection is defined as 3 or more segments resected.

†Requiring re-operation for haemorrhage.

‡Patients having 1 or more postoperative complications (bleeding, bile leak, sepsis, other).