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Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics according to IBL

From: Excessive intraoperative blood loss independently predicts recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation

Variable

IBL ≤ 4 L

IBL > 4 L

P value

 

(n = 410)

(n = 69)

 

Mean age (years)

55.8 ± 9.1

56.5 ± 8.1

0.545

Male sex

372 (90.7)

63 (91.3)

0.879

Hepatitis B virus infection

383 (93.4)

63 (91.3)

0.522

Piggyback LT

12(2.9)

2(2.9)

0.990

Child-Pugh score

7.36 ± 2.13

9.21 ± 2.38

0.245

MELD score

12.3 ± 5.6

17.8 ± 8.8

<0.001

Ascites

205 (50.0)

55 (79.7)

<0.001

Variceal bleeding

49 (12.0)

15 (21.7)

0.027

Preoperative tumor therapy

146 (35.6)

29 (42.0)

0.498

History of abdominal surgery

85 (20.7)

20 (29.0)

0.125

AFP levels > 400 ng/mL

151 (36.8)

25 (36.2)

0.924

Size of largest tumor > 5 cm

122 (29.8)

17 (24.6)

0.386

Number of tumors > 3

117 (28.5)

18 (26.1)

0.676

Macrovascular invasion

55 (13.4)

14 (20.3)

0.103

Microvascular invasion

113 (27.6)

21 (30.4)

0.623

Poor differentiation

50 (12.2)

10 (14.5)

0.594

Beyond Milan criteria

248 (60.4)

44 (63.7)

0.567

Blood transfusion (mL)

1043.6 ± 1467.9

3892.2 ± 1880.8

<0.001

Operation time (h)

7.8 ± 1.5

8.9 ± 1.9

0.029

  1. Values are mean ± SD or n (%)