Group | Chi-square test (P value) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
TACE (N = 133) | TACE + Dexamethasone (N = 122) | Pearson chi-square | Fisher’s exact test | |
Gender | ||||
Female | ||||
Count (%) | 68 (51.1%) | 52 (42.6%) | 0.174 | 0.209 |
Male | ||||
Count (%) | 65 (48.9%) | 70 (57.4%) | ||
Child–Pugh classification of liver function | ||||
A | ||||
Count (%) | 95 (71.4%) | 85 (69.7%) | 0.758 | 0.784 |
B | ||||
Count (%) | 38 (28.6%) | 37 (30.3%) | ||
Etiology of cirrhosis | ||||
Hepatitis B | ||||
Count (%) | 120 (90.2%) | 111 (91.0%) | 0.836 | 1.000 |
Hepatitis C | ||||
Count (%) | 13 (9.8%) | 11 (9.0%) | ||
BCLC staging | ||||
A | ||||
Count (%) | 14 (10.5%) | 12 (9.8%) | 0.682 | |
B | ||||
Count (%) | 80 (60.2%) | 68 (55.7%) | ||
C | ||||
Count (%) | 39 (29.3%) | 42 (34.4%) | ||
History of vomiting | ||||
No | ||||
Count (%) | 108 (81.2%) | 95 (77.9%) | 0.509 | 0.537 |
Yes | ||||
Count (%) | 25 (18.8%) | 27 (22.1%) | ||
Motion sickness | ||||
No | ||||
Count (%) | 100 (75.2%) | 99 (81.1%) | 0.251 | 0.290 |
Yes | ||||
Count (%) | 33 (24.8%) | 23 (18.9%) | ||
Smoking history | ||||
No | ||||
Count (%) | 105 (78.9%) | 100 (82.0%) | 0.544 | 0.636 |
Yes | ||||
Count (%) | 28 (21.1%) | 22 (18.0%) | ||
Alcohol history | ||||
No | ||||
Count (%) | 110 (82.7%) | 103 (84.4%) | 0.712 | 0.738 |
Yes | ||||
Count (%) | 23 (17.3%) | 19 (15.6%) | ||
History of analgesics | ||||
No | ||||
Count (%) | 93 (69.9%) | 90 (73.8%) | 0.496 | 0.578 |
Yes | ||||
Count (%) | 40 (30.1%) | 32 (26.2%) | ||
Preoperative fasting | ||||
No | ||||
Count (%) | 65 (48.9%) | 69 (56.6%) | 0.220 | 0.259 |
Yes | ||||
Count (%) | 68 (51.1%) | 53 (43.4%) |