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. 2022 Dec 15;14(12):2367–2379. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i12.2367

Table 2.

Laboratory indicators of patients before and after operation [median (P25, P75)]

Laboratory indicators
D-TACE (15 cases)
C-TACE (58 cases)
χ 2 value
P value
AST changes before and after surgery (U/L) 44.1 (10.4, 153.0) 102.7 (52.4, 254.8) -2.086 0.05
ALT changes before and after surgery (U/L) 133.1 (31.6, 181.8) 110.3 (46.5, 309.7) -1.382 0.176
TBil changes before and after surgery (μmol/L) 7.9 (5.4, 14.9) 11.6 (5.8, 21.6) -1.842 0.081
ALB changes before and after surgery (g/L) 4.9 (3.2, 5.4) 2.6 (0.3, 5.3) 1.992 0.055
WBC changes before and after surgery (× 109/L) 2.0 (0.9, 3.9) 2.1 (1.0, 4.4) -0.214 0.832
RBC changes before and after surgery (× 1012/L) 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) 0.0 (-0.2, 0.3) 1.995 0.058
PLT changes before and after surgery (× 109/L) 30.0 (9.0, 43.5) 36.0 (16.5, 59.2) -1.616 0.120
AFP changes 1 mo before and after surgery (ng/mL) 0.8 (-0.3, 31.9) 19.0 (0.0, 554.6) -1.219 0.228

D-TACE: Drug-loaded microspheres transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; C-TACE: Traditional/conventional transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; TBil: Total bilirubin; ALB: Albumin; WBC: White blood cell; RBC: Red blood cell; PLT: Platelet; AFP: Alpha fetoprotein.