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. 2015 Nov 17;18(3):287–295. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2015.10.007

Table 3.

Factors associated with postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence and hepatocellular carcinoma-related death on multivariate Cox regression analysis

Variables HR 95% CI P value
Risk of recurrence
 HBV DNA load (positive vs negative) 1.40 0.73–2.68 0.309
 Hilar clamping time (>18 min vs ≤18 min) 1.93 1.02–3.64 0.043*
 Tumor diameter (>10 cm vs ≤10 cm) 1.57 0.77–3.17 0.212
 Tumor satellites (yes vs no) 2.17 1.12–4.20 0.021*
 PVTT type (III/IV vs I/II) 2.20 1.05–4.62 0.038*
 Surgical type (thrombectomy vs en-bloc resection) 1.41 0.72–2.75 0.319
 Preoperative examination (3D imaging vs MSCT) 0.49 0.27–0.90 0.021*



Risk of HCC-related death
 HBV DNA load (positive vs negative) 2.22 1.20–4.12 0.011*
 Hilar clamping time (>18 min vs ≤18 min) 1.49 0.79–2.80 0.220
 Major postoperative complication 1.13 0.49–2.60 0.772
 Tumor diameter (>10 cm vs ≤10 cm) 2.16 1.13–4.11 0.019*
 PVTT type (III/IV vs I/II) 3.64 1.65–8.04 0.001*
 Surgical type (thrombectomy vs en-bloc resection) 0.88 0.39–1.98 0.753
 Preoperative examination (3D imaging vs MSCT) 0.41 0.21–0.78 0.007*

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidential interval; HBV, hepatitis B virus; PVTT, portal vein tumor thrombus; 3D, three-dimensional MSCT, multiple-slice computed tomography.

P < 0.05.