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. 2018 Nov 24;24:8469–8480. doi: 10.12659/MSM.910978

Supplementary Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients in PRBC transfusion group and no blood transfusion group in a propensity score model.

Variable PRBC group (n=204) No transfusion group (n=204) p Value
Male gender 158 (77.5%) 160 (78.4%) 0.811
Age (year) 52±12 53±12 0.856
Body mass index (kg/m2) 22.6±3.4 23.0±3.0 0.263
Cigarette smoking 82 (40.2%) 82 (40.2%) 1.000
Diabetes mellitus 18 (8.8%) 19 (9.3%) 1.000
HBV/HCV positive 147 (72.1%) 153 (75%) 0.575
Cardiovascular disease 27 (13.2%) 32 (15.7%) 0.574
Child-Pugh class 0.724
 A 199 (97.5%) 201 (98.5%)
 B 5 (2.5%) 3 (1.5%)
ASA classification 0.141
 1 6 (2.9%) 7 (3.4%)
 2 149 (73%) 164 (80.4%)
 3 49 (24%) 33 (16.2%)
ICG 15min retention (%) 9.7±9.9 9.9±14.8 0.938
Hepatic inflow occlusion 142 (69.6%) 141 (69.1%) 1.000
Tumor location 0.108
 Left lobe 57 (27.9%) 44 (21.6%)
 Right lobe 137 (67.2%) 155 (76%)
 Bilobar involvement 10 (4.9%) 5 (2.5%)
Primary disease 0.762
 Hepatocellular carcinoma 175 (85.8%) 178 (87.3%)
 Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma 19 (9.3%) 15 (7.4%)
 Other liver malignancies 10 (4.9%) 11 (5.4%)
 Surgical procedures 0.892
 Minor hepatectomy 173 (84.8%) 171 (83.8%)
 Major hepatectomy 31 (15.2%) 33 (16.2%)

PRBC – packed red blood cells; HBV – hepatitis B virus; HCV – hepatitis C virus; ASA – the American Society of Anesthesiologists; ICG – indocyanine green.