Table 2.
Intra-procedure and post-procedure outcomes in the surgery and RFA groups
Surgery group (n = 150) | RFA group (n = 151) | p value | |
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Procedure duration, median (IQR), min | 274 (203–341) | 40 (24–70) | <0.01 |
Blood loss, median (IQR), mL | 285 (103–635) | − | − |
Duration of hospital stay, median (IQR), days | 17 (12–23) | 10 (7–16) | <0.01 |
Adverse events, n (%) | 5 (3) | 0 | − |
Ascites | 3 (2) | 0 | − |
Bile leakage | 1 (1) | 0 | − |
Abscess | 1 (1) | 0 | − |
Mortality | 0 | 0 | − |