Table 2.
Surgical data for study population according to development of posthepatectomy liver failure
| Overall (n = 67) |
Grade B or C PHLF |
P † | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 8) | No (n = 59) | |||
| Type of hepatectomy | 0·116 | |||
| Right hepatectomy | 35 (52) | 7 (88) | 28 (47) | |
| Left hepatectomy | 27 (40.5) | 0 (0) | 27 (46) | |
| Central hepatectomy | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Right trisectionectomy | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Left trisectionectomy | 3 (4.5) | 1 (12) | 2 (3) | |
| Vascular reconstruction | 0·241 | |||
| Yes | 8 (12) | 2 (25) | 6 (10) | |
| No | 59 (88) | 6 (75) | 53 (90) | |
| Pancreatoduodenectomy | 0·002 | |||
| Yes | 11 (16) | 5 (63) | 6 (10) | |
| No | 56 (84) | 3 (37) | 53 (90) | |
| Duration of operation (min) * | 657 (417–1297) | 699 (556–1297) | 653 (417–1215) | 0·155‡ |
| Blood loss (ml) * | 610 (130–4000) | 950 (530–2500) | 570 (130–4000) | 0·039‡ |
| Blood transfusion | 0·104 | |||
| Yes | 5 (7) | 2 (25) | 3 (5) | |
| No | 62 (93) | 6 (75) | 56 (95) | |
| Total duration of clamping (min) * | 55 (24–139) | 61 (36–122) | 55 (24–139) | 0·818‡ |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;
*
values are median (range).
†
Continuous variables were compared using the Wilcoxon rank sum test, while categorical variables were compared using the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate.
‡
Wilcoxon rank sum test.