Table 2.
Postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing major hepatectomy n (%)
| Drained (n = 32) | Undrained (n = 46) | P value | |
| Morbidity | 17 (53.1) | 27 (58.7) | 0.626 |
| Infectious morbidity | 13 (40.6) | 11 (23.9) | 0.116 |
| Intra-abdominal abscess (II-IIIa) | 3 (9.4) | 2 (4.3) | 0.673 |
| Wound infection (I-IIIb) | 4 (12.5) | 4 (8.7) | 0.869 |
| Cholangitis (II) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (4.3) | 1.000 |
| Sepsis (IVa-V) | 2 (6.3) | 1 (2.2) | 0.747 |
| Lung infection (II) | 6 (18.8) | 5 (10.9) | 0.325 |
| Noninfectious morbidity | 10 (31.3) | 22 (47.8) | 0.143 |
| Liver failure (II-V) | 3 (9.4) | 6 (13) | 0.890 |
| Bile leak | |||
| Remnant liver1 (II-IIIa) | 2 (6.3) | 4 (8.7) | 1.000 |
| Anastomotic leak2 (II-IIIb) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (4.3) | 1.000 |
| Abdominal collection (I-IIIa) | 6 (18.8) | 9 (19.6) | 0.928 |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding (IIIa-V) | 0 | 2 (4.3) | 0.510 |
| Abdominal bleeding (II-IIIb) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (4.3) | 1.000 |
| Respiratory failure (IVa) | 0 | 3 (6.5) | 0.265 |
| Renal failure (IVa-V) | 3 (9.4) | 4 (8.7) | 1.000 |
| Mortality (V) | 3 (9.4) | 2 (4.3) | 0.673 |
| Reoperation | 2 (6.3) | 3 (6.5) | 1.000 |
| Postoperative hospital stay (d) | 16.5 (13.5-20.5) | 15 (12-18) | 0.221 |
Clavien-Dindo grades of surgical complications are within parentheses.
From remnant liver;
From hepaticojejunostomy.