Table 2.

Post-operative complications in the two patient groups n (%)

	Resection group	TACE group	P value
	218	281
Complications (Clavien-Dindo classification)	68 (31.2)	154 (54.8)	< 0.001
Grade I (without drugs, conservative treatment)	18 (8.3)	77 (27.4)
Grade II (simple medicine treatment)	12 (5.5)	56 (19.9)
Grade IIIa (therapeutic operation under local anesthesia)	7 (3.2)	5 (1.8)
Grade IIIb (operational treatment under general anesthesia)	5 (2.3)	2 (0.7)
Grade IVa (single organ function failure)	5 (2.3)	1 (0.4)
Grade IVb (multiple organ failure)	4 (1.8)	1 (0.4)
Grade V (In-hospital death)	4 (1.8)	2 (0.7)	0.254
Minor complications (I-II)	30 (13.8)	133 (43.3)	< 0.001
Major complications (III-V)	38 (17.4)	11 (3.9)	< 0.001
30-d mortality	5 (2.3)	3 (1.1)	0.280
90-d mortality	8 (3.7)	7 (2.5)	0.445

TACE: Transarterial chemoembolization.