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. 2014 Jun 10;9(6):e99281. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099281

Table 2. Intraoperative Parameters of Patients who underwent Hepatectomy by Obesity Classification.

Intraoperative Parameters Underweight Normal Weight Overweight Obesity P value
(BMI<18.5) (BMI:18.5–23.9) (BMI:24.0–27.9) (BMI≥28)
(n = 76) (n = 982) (n = 412) (n = 73)
Major resection (%) 30(39.5%) 359(36.6%) 158(38.3%) 27(37.0%) 0.902
Extrahepatic procedures (%) 12(15.8%) 199(20.3%) 73(17.7%) 20(27.4%) 0.196
Hooking with ligation (%) 25(32.9%) 339(34.5%) 150(36.4%) 24(32.9%) 0.864
Inflow occlusion (%) 36(47.4%) 411(41.9%) 163(39.6%) 32(43.8%) 0.589
Blood loss (mL) media(IQR) 300(200–500) 400(200–600) 400(200–600) 430(300–525) 0.224
PRBCs transfusion (%) 16(21.1%) 177(18.0%) 83(20.1%) 12(16.4%) 0.709
Plasma transfusion (%) 11(14.5%) 136(13.8%) 70(17.0%) 11(15.1%) 0.516
Anatomic resection (%) 30(39.5%) 361(36.8%) 145(35.2%) 21(28.8%) 0.492

BMI:body mass index;SD: standard deviation.PRBCs:packed red blood cells.