Table 3.
The risk factors for postoperative complications n (%)
| Variable | n | Incidence of complications | Univariate |
Multivariate |
|
| P value | OR | P value | |||
| Age (yr) | |||||
| > 60 | 38 | 21 (55.3) | 0.842 | ||
| ≤ 60 | 40 | 23 (57.5) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 49 | 25 (51) | 0.212 | ||
| Female | 29 | 19 (65.5) | |||
| PBD | |||||
| Yes | 32 | 17 (53.1) | 0.626 | ||
| No | 46 | 27 (58.7) | |||
| Concomitant diseases | |||||
| Yes | 20 | 14 (70) | 0.155 | ||
| No | 58 | 30 (51.7) | |||
| Previous abdominal surgery | |||||
| Yes | 21 | 11 (52.4) | 0.663 | ||
| No | 57 | 33 (57.9) | |||
| Preoperative TBIL | |||||
| > 170 μmol/L | 48 | 32 (66.7) | 0.021 | 13.690 (1.275-147.028) | 0.031 |
| ≤ 170 μmol/L | 30 | 12 (40) | |||
| Preoperative AST | |||||
| > 100 U/L | 47 | 31 (66) | 0.036 | 1.138 (0.157-8.225) | 0.898 |
| ≤ 100 U/L | 31 | 13 (41.9) | |||
| Preoperative ALT | |||||
| > 100 U/L | 44 | 29 (65.9) | 0.054 | 5.664 (0.595-53.905) | 0.131 |
| ≤ 100 U/L | 34 | 15 (44.1) | |||
| Preoperative ALB | |||||
| > 35 | 41 | 26 (63.4) | 0.189 | ||
| ≤ 35 | 37 | 18 (48.6) | |||
| Bismuth–Corlette stage | |||||
| I and II | 24 | 9 (37.5) | 0.025 | 0.013 (0.001-0.166) | 0.001 |
| III and IV | 54 | 35 (64.8) | |||
| Extended liver resection | |||||
| Yes | 12 | 11 (91.7) | 0.018 | 14.010 (1.130-173.646) | 0.04 |
| No | 66 | 33 (50) | |||
| Caudate lobectomy | |||||
| Yes | 20 | 12 (60) | 0.707 | ||
| No | 58 | 32 (55.2) | |||
| Pedicle clamping | |||||
| Yes | 43 | 22 (51.2) | 0.300 | ||
| No | 35 | 22 (62.9) | |||
| Vascular resections | |||||
| Yes | 19 | 13 (68.4) | 0.225 | ||
| No | 59 | 31 (52.5) | |||
| Additional surgery | |||||
| Yes | 6 | 3 (50) | 0.742 | ||
| No | 72 | 41 (56.9) | |||
| Intraoperative blood transfusion | |||||
| Yes | 35 | 19 (54.3) | 0.644 | ||
| No | 43 | 25 (59.5) | |||
TBIL: Total bilirubin; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ALB: Albumin; PBD: Preoperative biliary drainage.