Table 3.
Postoperative complications
| Clinical parameters | Group A | Group B |
| Bleeding | 16 (20.51%) | 29 (16.48%) |
| Bile leakage | 6 (7.69%)a | 8 (4.55%) |
| Infection (including abscess) | 12 (15.38%) | 23 (13.68) |
| Pleural effusion | 31 (39.74%)a | 34 (19.32%) |
| Reoperation within 24 h | 3 (3.85%) | 6 (3.40%) |
| after operation | ||
| Ascites | 16 (20.51%)a | 20 (11.36%) |
| Jaundice | 6 (7.69%)a | 5 (2.84%) |
| Hepatic failure | 6 (7.69%)a | 5 (2.84%) |
| Total morbidity | 40 (51.28%)a | 45 (25.57%) |
| Perioperative mortality | 2 (2.56%) | 5 (2.84%) |
a
P < 0.05 vs statistically significant when compared with group B.