Table 3.

Complications after repeat hepatectomy and RFA

Complications	Repeat hepatectomy, no. (%) (n = 80)	RFA, no. (%) (n = 46)	P value
Fever (>38.5°C, >3 d)	14 (17.5)	1 (2.2)	0.011*
Ascites	3 (3.8)	0	0.184
Pleural effusion	5 (6.3)	3 (6.5)	0.952
Postoperative liver failure	0	0	–
Wound or puncture site infection	5 (6.3)	0	0.084
Subdiaphragmatic fluid collection	3 (3.8)	1 (2.2)	0.672
Bile leakage	2 (2.5)	0	0.280
Intra-abdominal hemorrhage	1 (1.3)	1 (2.2)	0.690
Pneumonia	5 (6.3)	1 (2.2)	0.301
Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding	0	1 (2.2)	0.185
Atelectasis	4 (5)	0	0.123
Atrial fibrillation	0	0	–
Ileus	0	0	–
Hepatic subcapsular hematoma	0	4 (8.7)	0.007*
Pneumothorax	0	3(6.5)	0.021*
Grade 3 or 4 complication	3 (3.8)	1 (2.2)	0.627

*P < 0.05