Table 3.

Changes in liver function after TACE.

Variable	Before TACE	3 Months after TACE	p
Albumin (g/dL)	3.89 ± 0.499	3.75 ± 0.520	<0.05
Prothrombin time (%)	83.3 ± 13.0	80.5 ± 15.4	NS
Total bilirubin > 1.5 mg/dL	1.00 ± 0.458	1.08 ± 0.540	NS
ALBI score	−2.53 ± 0.45	−2.39 ± 0.48	<0.05
Child–Pugh score	5.29 ± 0.453	5.59 ± 0.824	<0.05
Child–Pugh class A/B	189/0	165/24	<0.05

ALBI score, albumin–bilirubin score; TACE, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; NS, nonsignificant.