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Table 3 Post-operative outcomes of HCC patients 1 month after RFA

From: The short-term efficacy of no-touch radiofrequency ablation in treating cirrhosis-based small hepatocellular carcinoma

 

NT-RFA (n = 46)

C-RFA (n = 84)

Pre-RFA

Post-RFA

P value

Pre-RFA

Post-RFA

P value

ALT, IU/L

30.4 (21.1–46.3)

34.8 (22.8–69.4)

0.100

31.7 (23.8–46.5)

34.0 (25.0–53.9)

0.941

TBIL, μmol/L

18.8 (14.6–22.7)

18.4 (15.5–25.5)

0.419

17.3 (12.6–21.8)

21.1 (14.1–29.6)

0.233

ALP, IU/L

101.0 (81.8–118.3)

100.0 (86.8–138.8)

0.384

90.0 (77.0–112.0)

110.0 (87.0–145.0)

< 0.001

TBA, μmol/L

5.7 (2.5–11.4)

8.1 (2.9–20.0)

0.233

7.6 (2.9–16.2)

5.6 (3.1–13.6)

0.304

AST, IU/L

31.9 (27.0–44.6)

37.9 (30.8–50.7)

< 0.001

34.9 (28.4–45.2)

37.7 (31.2–50.0)

0.363

Alb, g/L

44.7 (40.1–46.7)

43.3 (37.9–47.2)

0.149

44.8 (40.1–47.4)

42.5 (30.7–45.8)

0.045

PLT, 10^9/L

122.5 (91.8–163.3)

104.5 (74.0–138.0)

< 0.001

118.5 (78.5–147.5)

103.0 (77.0–150.5)

0.112

AFP, ng/mL

22.1 (4.3–224.6)

5.0 (3.0–13.7)

< 0.001

13.0 (3.3–105.8)

4.9 (2.8–15.2)

< 0.001

  1. RFA radio frequency ablation, ALT alanine aminotransferase, TBIL total bilirubin, ALP alkaline phosphatase, TBA total bile acid, AST aspartate aminotransferase, Alb albumin, PLT platelet count, AFP alpha-fetoprotein