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. 2021 May 6;10(3):260–274. doi: 10.1159/000515303

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariable analysis of CSS in pCCA

Univariate analysis
Multivariable analysis
HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value
Demographics
 Sex (male = 1) 1.28 (0.71–2.29) 0.411
 Age (≤65 years = 1) 1.13 (0.64–2.00) 0.683
 BMI (≤25 kg/m2 = 1) 1.17 (0.66–2.06) 0.591
 PVE (no = 1) 1.01 (0.57–1.80) 0.972
 ASA (I/II = 1) 1.27 (0.72–2.27) 0.411
 Preoperative cholangitis (no = 1) 0.82 (0.44–1.53) 0.526
 EBD (no = 1) 1.29 (0.60–2.76) 0.515
 PBD (no = 1) 0.95 (0.50–1.84) 0.889
Clinical chemistry
 Albumin (≤40 g/L = 1) 0.68 (0.36–1.28) 0.238
 AST (≤40 U/L = 1) 1.34 (0.72–2.48) 0.739
 ALT (≤40 U/L = 1) 0.87 (0.40–1.93) 0.354
 GGT (≤400 U/L = 1) 1.20 (0.66–2.20) 0.555
 Bilirubin (≤1 mg/dL = 1) 1.26 (0.72–2.23) 0.423
 Alkaline phosphatase (≤250 U/L = 1) 1.01 (0.56–1.86) 0.964
 Platelet count (≤300/nL = 1) 1.08 (0.59–1.96) 0.813
 INR (≤1 = 1) 1.57 (0.84–2.95) 0.162
 Hemoglobin (≤13 g/dL = 1) 0.63 (0.34–0.1.17) 0.144
 CRP, mg/L (≤10 mg/L = 1) 1.08 (0.59–1.95) 0.813
Operative data
 Operative time (≤360 min = 1) 1.68 (0.87–3.27) 0.125
 Type of hepatectomy
Right-sided hepatectomy 1 0.965
Left-sided hepatectomy 0.97 (0.53–1.74) 0.907
 Blood transfusion (no = 1) 2.11 (1.19–3.75) 0.011 Excluded
 FFP transfusion (no = 1) 2.38 (1.23–4.61) 0.010 2.90 (1.39–6.02) 0.004
 Arterial resection (no = 1) 1.85 (0.66–5.19) 0.242
Pathological data
 R1 resection (no = 1) 2.42 (1.16–5.06) 0.019 Excluded
 pT category (T1/T2 = 1) 1.53 (0.85–2.78) 0.159
 pN category (N0 = 1) 2.52 (1.32–4.47) 0.002 2.84 (1.52–5.31) 0.001
 Tumor grading (G1/G2 = 1) 2.86 (1.39–5.88) 0.004 Excluded
 MVI (no = 1) 2.10 (1.16–3.96) 0.022 Excluded
 LVI (no = 1) 2.14 (1.09–4.18) 0.026 Excluded
 PNI (no = 1) 1.72 (0.67–4.42) 0.260
 NFD (low = 1) 0.37 (0.18–0.78) 0.009 0.41 (0.19–0.89) 0.024
Oncological data
 Neoadjuvant therapy (no = 1) 0.58 (0.08–4.21) 0.589
 Adjuvant therapy (yes = 1) 1.52 (0.78–2.97) 0.219

Various parameters are associated with overall survival. Bold numbers indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05). CSS, cancer-specific survival; pCCA, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CCI, comprehensive complication index; CRP, C-reactive protein; EBD, endoscopic biliary drainage; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; GGT, gamma glutamyltransferase; INR, international normalized ratio; LVI, lymphovascular invasion; MVI, microvascular invasion; NFD, nerve fiber density; PBD, percutaneous biliary drainage; PNI, perineural invasion; PVE, portal vein embolization.