Table 3.
Peri-operative data for patients undergoing surgical resection of hepatic hemangioma in this cohort
| Variable | Before propensity | After propensity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN | LR | P value | EN | LR | P value | |
| Number of patients (%) | 163 (100) | 110 (100) | 66 (100) | 66 (100) | ||
| Operation time (minutes) | 150 (130–200) | 195 (149–246) | < 0.001* | 156 (130–210) | 195 (139–238) | 0.156 |
| Estimated blood loss (ml) | 200 (100–300) | 300 (100–450) | 0.048* | 200 (150–425) | 220 (100–360) | 0.423 |
| Blood transfusion rate | 37 (22.7) | 38 (34.5) | 0.031* | 22 (33.3) | 22 (33.3) | 1.000 |
| Postoperative data | ||||||
| Postoperative feeding (days) | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 0.027* | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 0.460 |
| Abdominal drains (days) | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 6.2 ± 2.6 | 0.036* | 5.9 ± 1.9 | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 0.643 |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 9.1 ± 2.5 | 9.2 ± 3.3 | 0.700 | 9.5 ± 2.6 | 9.0 ± 1.9 | 0.206 |
| Complication | ||||||
| Ascites | 7 (4.3) | 5 (4.5) | 1.000 | 4 (6.1) | 3 (4.5) | 1.000 |
| Abdominal infection | 10 (6.1) | 10 (9.1) | 0.358 | 4 (6.1) | 3 (4.5) | 1.000 |
| Bile fistula | 1 (0.6) | 5 (4.5) | 0.041* | 1 (1.5) | 2 (3.0) | 1.000 |
| Bleeding | 2 (1.1) | 4 (2.8) | 0.224 | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.5) | 0.619 |
LR liver resection, EN enucleation
*P < 0.05 was considered significant difference