Table 2.

Operative outcomes in 148 living donors and 160 tumour patients undergoing resection using an upper midline incision

	Living donors (n = 148)	Patients (n = 160)
Types of liver resection, n (%)
Right hepatectomy without MHV	138 (93.2%)	65 (40.6%)
Right hepatectomy with MHV	8 (5.4%)	5 (3.1%)
Right posterior sectionectomy without RHV	0	15 (9.4%)
Right posterior sectionectomy with RHV	0	13 (8.1%)
Right anterior sectionectomy	0	4 (2.5%)
Left medial sectionectomy	0	1 (0.6%)
Central bisectionectomy	0	2 (1.3%)
Right trisectionectomy	0	3 (1.9%)
Left hepatectomy without MHV	0	22 (13.8%)
Left hepatectomy with MHV	1 (0.7%)	9 (5.6%)
Left hepatectomy with caudate lobe and MHV	1 (0.7%)	3 (1.9%)
Left lateral sectionectomy	0	5 (3.1%)
Caudate lobectomy	0	2 (1.3%)
Bisegmentectomy (segments V and VI)	0	7 (4.4%)
Tumorectomy within one segment	0	4 (2.5%)
Operation time, min
Mean ± SD	213.2 ± 37.7	170.2 ± 37.7
Median	208	168
Range	156–305	54–260
Blood loss, ml
Mean ± SD	311.4 ± 145.5	552.4 ± 215.5
Median	300	575
Range	100–600	100–1000
Intraoperative blood transfusion, n	0	0
Intensive care unit stay, days
Mean ± SD	0.1 ± 0.5	0.2 ± 0.6
Median	0	0
Range	0–2	0–4
Postoperative hospital stay, days
Mean ± SD	7.9 ± 1.7	8.3 ± 1.9
Median	7	8
Range	7–17	6–17
Period of analgesia use, days
Mean ± SD	3.1 ± 1.9	2.9 ± 2.2
Median	3	3
Range	1–8	2–9

MHV, middle hepatic vein; RHV, right hepatic vein; SD: standard deviation.