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. 2021 Sep 12;13(18):4580. doi: 10.3390/cancers13184580

Table 2.

Intraoperative data of CRS-HITOC.

Study Population Study Population
n = 350 n (%)
Previous thoracic surgery (ipsilateral) 270 (77.1)
Side of surgery
 left 151 (43.1)
 right 199 (56.9)
Surgical cytoreduction
 P/D 77 (22.0)
 eP/D 263 (75.1)
 EPP 10 (2.9)
Resection of
 diaphragm 230 (65.7)
 pericardium 156 (44.6)
 chest wall 35 (10.0)
 lung (wedge/atypical) 133 (38.0)
 lung (anatomical) 24 (6.9)
Alloplastic reconstruction/replacement of
 diaphragm 94 (26.9)
 pericardium 89 (25.4)
Intraoperative transfusion 179 (51.1)
Intraoperative complication 9 (2.6)
Weaning and extubation in the OR 312 (89.1)
Resection status
 R0/R1 (macroscopic complete) 300 (85.7)
 R2 (macroscopic residual disease) 50 (14.3)
Duration of HITOC
(median, IQR) (min) 60 (60–88)
Temperature perfusate (°C)
 minimum (median, IQR) (n = 313) 41.5 (41.5–42.0)
 maximum (median, IQR) (n = 323) 42.0 (42.0–42.5)
Pump flow (mL/min)
 minimum (median, IQR) (n = 308) 1000 (1000–1300)
 maximum (median, IQR) (n = 307) 1100 (1000–1500)
Perfusion volume (mL)
(median, IQR) (n = 339) 5000 (4500–5000)
Chemotherapeutic agents
 cisplatin 212 (60.6)
 cisplatin + doxorubicin 138 (39.4)
Calculated dosages of both chemotherapeutic agents (mg/m2 BSA)
 cisplatin (n = 350) (median, IQR) 108.8 (100–150)
 doxorubicin (n = 138) (median, IQR) 46.9 (35.7–52.9)
Cisplatin concentration (mg/m2 BSA)
 low-dose ≤ 125 234 (66.9)
 high-dose > 125 116 (33.1)
Medicamentous cytoprotection 178 (50.9)
Fluid balancing 316 (90.3)
Complications during HITOC 6 (1.7)

BSA = body surface area; IQR = interquartile range; P/D = pleurectomy/decortication; eP/D = extended pleurectomy/decortication; EPP = extrapleural pneumonectomy, OR = operating room.