Table 7 Baseline characteristics and surgical outcomes in the patients of BCLC C stage
Conversion treatment group (n=16) | Control group (n=21) | t/Z/χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, n | 0.03 | 0.57 | ||
< 65 | 11 | 15 | ||
≥65 | 5 | 6 | ||
Sex, n | 0.13 | 0.6 | ||
Male | 15 | 19 | ||
Female | 1 | 2 | ||
The operation time, min | 236.06±63.83 | 195±63.72 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
The mean blood loss, ml | 146.88±64.47 | 113.5±56.31 | -1.47 | 0.14 |
The postoperative hospital stay, days | 11.69±2.75 | 10.14±3.77 | 1.38 | 0.18 |
The abdominal drainage time, days | 8.53±3.62 | 5.9±2.99 | 2.36 | 0.03 |
ΔRBC% | -8.6 (-17.4~-3.1) | -7.2 (-12.6~-1.2) | -1.42 | 0.16 |
ΔHB% | -8.3 (-16.3~-1.2) | -6.71 (-11.9~-1.4) | -1.02 | 0.31 |
ΔALT% | 881.46(366.94~1820.15) | 743.31(350.19~1263.12) | -0.89 | 0.37 |
ΔAST% | 832.52(380.45~2341.99) | 655.51(373.75~1088.99) | -0.64 | 0.52 |
Δ Bilirubin% | 69.78 (34.81~120.02) | 34.62 (-1.74~94.28) | -1.07 | 0.28 |
Δ Albumin% | -13.53 (-19.98~-4.19) | -21.59 (-26.1~-15.23) | -2.33 | 0.02 |
Postoperative complications | 12 (n=9) | 19 (n=12) | 0.003 | 0.61 |
Fever caused by infection | 2 | 4 | ||
Biliary leakage | 1 | 0 | ||
Hypoproteinemia | 2 | 4 | ||
Massive ascites | 1 | 7 | ||
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 1 | 1 | ||
Hydrothorax | 1 | 2 | ||
Kaliopenia | 3 | 0 | ||
Pneumonia | 0 | 1 | ||
Incision seepage | 1 | 0 |