Table 5. Comparison between converted patients and their paired patients (17 patients).
| Variables | LH | OH | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL), mean ± SD | 938.2±667.0 | 691.2±705.8 | 0.211 |
| Operating time (minutes), mean ± SD | 330.9±181.3 | 235.0±39.3 | 0.037 |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days), mean ± SD | 15.5±8.2 | 11.6±5.8 | 0.122 |
| Intraoperative transfusion, n (%) | 9 (52.9) | 9 (52.9) | 1.000 |
| Complication rate, n (%) | 5 (29.4) | 2 (11.8) | 0.398 |
| Grade I–IIIa | 5 | 2 | 0.398 |
| Grade IIIa–IV | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Grade V | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
LH, laparoscopic hemihepatectomy; OH, open hemihepatectomy; SD, standard deviation.