Table 2.

Perioperative variables for patients undergoing surgerv and/or ablation

Variable	BCLM surgery n (%)
No. of patients – Total	69
- Resection only	48 (70)
- Percutaneous ablation only	18 (26)
- Combination (resection and operative ablation)	3 (4)
Ablation technique (n=21)
- Radiofrequency Ablation	18 (86)
- Microwave Ablation	3(14)
Surgery (n=51)
- Major resection	24(47)
- Minor resection	27 (53)
Operative time, mins, median	181 (160-226)
Estimated blood loss, mls, median	300 (150-550)
R0 resection	43 (84)
Length of Hospital stay, days, median	6 (5-8)
90- day mortality	0
90- day morbidity	12 (23)
≥ Grade 3 complications	5 (10)
90- day readmissions	2 (3)
Morbidity- Patients undergoing resection (n=51)*
Grade 1 and 2	7 (14)
Grade 3	5 (10)
Grade 4 and 5	0
Morbidity- Patients undergoing percutaneous ablation only (n=18)*
Grade 1 and 2	3 (17)
Grade 3	1 (6)
Grade 4 and 5	0

Continuous variables are reported as median (IQR) and continuous variables as number(%).

^*Grade 1 are mild and asymptomatic observations requiring only oral medication or bedside medical care; Grade 2 are moderate or minimal complications that requires intravenous medical therapy with resolution, antibiotics or total parenteral nutrition; Grade 3 are severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening complications, requiring radiologic, endoscopic, or operative intervention; Grade 4 are life-threatening consequences resulting in chronic deficit or disability. Grade 5 pertains to death related to adverse events.