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Table 2 Perioperative and pathologic characteristics

From: Which approach is preferred in left hepatocellular carcinoma? Laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy using propensity score matching

 

Before matching

After matching

Open (n = 80)

Laparoscopic (n = 40)

P-value

Open (n = 37)

Laparoscopic (n = 37)

P-value

Perioperative

 Operative time (min)

239 (99–599)

267 (141–509)

0.005

239 (99–599)

267 (141–509)

0.129

 Blood loss (mL)

300 (100–1700)

275 (50–2000)

0.230

300 (100–1700)

250 (50–2000)

0.468

 RBC transfusion

2 (2.5%)

3 (7.5%)

0.332

2 (5.4%)

2 (5.4%)

0.337

 RBC transfusion (unit)

2.5 (1–4)

2 (1–2)

0.201

2.5 (1–4)

1.5 (1–2)

0.375

 Hospitalization (days)

13 (6–71)

9 (5–21)

< 0.001

13 (6–45)

9 (5–21)

< 0.001

Pathologic

 Tumor size (cm)

4.2 (0.9–14)

2.6 (0.6–11.5)

< 0.001

2.8 (1.1–10)

2.8 (0.9–11.5)

0.225

 Free resection margin (mm)

10 (1–60)

15 (1–65)

0.173

13 (1–50)

15 (1–65)

0.476

 Tumor necrosis

38 (47.5%)

13 (32.5%)

0.170

15 (40.5%)

12 (32.4%)

0.466

 Tumor hemorrhage

46 (57.5%)

18 (45.0%)

0.245

17 (46.0%)

16 (43.2%)

0.808

 Encapsulation

  

0.598

  

0.292

 None

5 (6.3%)

4 (10.3%)

 

2 (5.4%)

4 (11.1%)

 

 Partial

20 (25.3%)

11 (28.2%)

 

9 (24.3%)

10 (27.8%)

 

 Complete

54 (68.4%)

24 (61.5%)

 

26 (70.3%)

22 (61.1%)

 

 Microvascular invasion

64 (81.0%)

24 (61.5%)

0.027

25 (67.6%)

23 (63.9%)

0.730

 PVTT

12 (15.2%)

5 (12.8%)

1.000

3 (8.1%)

4 (11.1%)

0.680

 BDTT

4 (5.1%)

0 (0%)

0.301

3 (8.1%)

0 (0%)

1.000

 Serosal involvement

2 (2.5%)

0 (0%)

1.000

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1.000

 Intrahepatic metastasis

9 (11.4%)

3 (7.7%)

0.749

4 (10.8%)

2 (5.6%)

0.440

 Multicentric occurrence

4 (5.1%)

1 (2.6%)

1.000

2 (5.4%)

1 (2.8%)

0.586

 Cirrhosis

33 (41.8%)

18 (46.2%)

0.696

20 (54.1%)

15 (41.7%)

0.260

  1. *OLH open left hepatectomy, LLH laparoscopic left hepatectomy, RBC red blood cells, PVTT portal vein tumor thrombosis, BDTT bile duct tumor thrombosis