Table 4. Complications of laparoscopic radiofrequency (RF) ablation for 121 patients.

Complications	Size ≥ 5 cm and < 10 cm (n = 69)	Size ≥ 10 cm (n = 52)	P value
Total no. of patients with complication, N (%)	5(7.3)	21(40.4)	<0.001
Incidence of complication, N (%)
Hemoglobinuria	4(5.8)	21(40.4)	<0.001
Fever *	1(1.5)	13(25.0)	<0.001
Hemolytic jaundice ‡	0(0.0)	8(15.4)	0.001
Anemia #	0(0.0)	2(3.9)	0.183
Elevated serum transaminase **	3(4.4)	12(23.1)	0.004
Skin burns	0(0.0)	0(0.0)
Transient renal damage †	0(0.0)	0(0.0)
Visceral damage	0(0.0)	0(0.0)

* Fever ≥ 38°C.

^‡ Total bilirubin > 34.2 μmol/L.

^# hemoglobin < 100 g/L.

** Serum transaminase > 80 U/L.

^† Creatinine > 200 μmol/L.