Table 2.
Variable | LLR (n = 42) | OLR (n = 110) | P value |
Type of resection | < 0.001 | ||
Right hepatectomy | 4 (9.5) | 33 (30.0) | |
Left hepatectomy | 4 (9.5) | 11 (10.0) | |
Extended right hepatectomy | 0 (0.0) | 9 (8.2) | |
Extended left hepatectomy | 0 (0.0) | 6 (5.5) | |
Right anterior sectionectomy | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | |
Right posterior sectionectomy | 6 (14.3) | 2 (1.8) | |
Left lateral sectionectomy | 8 (19.0) | 3 (2.7) | |
Wedge resection | 6 (14.3) | 10 (9.1) | |
Segmentectomy | 14 (33.3) | 31 (28.2) | |
Others | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.7) | |
Conversion from LLR to OLR | 5 (11.9) | - | - |
Duration of operation (min), means ± SD | 250.43 ± 98.85 | 349.90 ± 132.29 | < 0.001 |
Intra-operative blood loss (mL), mean ± SD | 495.83 ± 501.94 | 1085.00 ± 943.55 | < 0.001 |
Blood transfusion | 4 (9.5) | 43 (39.1) | < 0.001 |
Amount transfused (mL), mean ± SD | 709.25 ± 726.18 | 1349.30 ± 1532.32 | 0.269 |
LLR: Laparoscopic liver resection; OLR: Open liver resection.