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. 2022 Aug;11(4):504–514. doi: 10.21037/hbsn-21-466

Table 3. Pre- and postoperative increases in FLR volume.

Variable Median (range)
SLV (urata formula), mL 1,285.1 (1,190.4–1,400.9)
FLR, mL
   Preoperative 306.9 (236.6–467.0)
   POW1 438.5 (328.0–490.0)
   POW2 443.7 (339.6–574.5)
   POW3 539.1 (419.9–806.0)
FLR/SLV, %
   Preoperative 24.5 (19.7–36.3)
   POW1 33.4 (27.3–38.1)
   POW2 34.1 (28.2–44.7)
   POW3 42.7 (34.9–62.7)
Absolute KGR, mL/day
   First week (after ALPPS stage-1) 15.7 (9.2–30.3)
   Second week (after ALPPS stage-1) 2.6 (−10.4–7.1)
   Third week (after TAE) 19.5 (3.3–38.6)
Relative KGR, %
   First week (after ALPPS stage-1) 4.6 (3.2–10.9)
   Second week (after ALPPS stage-1) 0.6 (–2.1–1.8)
   Third week (after TAE) 4.1 (0.7–6.7)

FLR, future liver remnant; SLV, standard liver volume; POW, postoperative week; KGR, kinetic growth rate (daily FLR increase); ALPPS, associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy; TAE, transcatheter arterial embolization.