MR-guided microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): is general anesthesia more effective than local anesthesia?

Table 6 Factors affecting LTP

Parameters	LTP			P	LTP			P
	HR	95%CI			HR	95%CI
		Univariate Cox’s regression				Multivariate Cox’s regression
		Lower	Higher			Lower	Higher
Age (> 60 vs ≤ 60)	0.811	0.330	1.989	0.647	.862	0.336	2.209	0.757
AFP (> 200 vs ≤ 200 ng/mL)	1.422	0.614	3.295	0.411	2.230	0.912	5.450	0.079
Tumour diameter (3⩾,< 5 vs < 3 cm)	0.783	0.334	1.832	0.572	2.766	0.787	9.722	0.113
Tumour location (challenging locations vs regular locations)	35.832	10.530	3.095	0.000	27.843	5.718	135.571	0.000
Number of lesion (single VS 2–3 lesions)	2.712	1.169	6.294	0.020	4.615	1.571	13.556	0.005
Child–Pugh stage (A vs B)	1.456	0.629	3.373	0.380	1.668	0.539	5.156	0.375
Anesthesia (GA VS LA)	1.690	0.709	4.032	0.237	2.465	1.003	6.061	0.049

Note—general anesthesia (GA) and local anesthesia (LA); Challenging locations(Hepatic dome, Close to the heart/diaphragm/hepatic hilum)

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