Table 3 Operative outcomes
From: Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients: does age matter?
|  | All patients (N = 364) | Group I (N = 157) | Group II (N = 168) | Group III (N = 39) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liver status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.53 |
Cirrhosis | 344 (94.5%) | 146 (93%) | 161 (95.8%) | 37 (94.9%) | Â |
Normal | 20 (5.5%) | 11 (7%) | 7 (4.2%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Tumor location | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.086 |
Right lobe | 187 (51.4%) | 91 (58%) | 77 (45.8%) | 19 (48.7%) | Â |
Left lobe | 161 (44.2%) | 62 (39.5%) | 84 (50%) | 15 (38.5%) | Â |
Segment 1 | 6 (1.6%) | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (1.8%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Both lobes | 10 (2.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | 4 (2.4%) | 4 (10.3%) | Â |
Tumor number | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.693 |
Single | 337 (92.6%) | 147 (93.6%) | 155 (92.3%) | 35 (89.7%) | Â |
Multiple | 27 (7.4%) | 10 (6.4%) | 13 (7.7%) | 4 (10.3%) | Â |
Vascular invasion | 45 (12.4%) | 23 (14.6%) | 21 (12.5%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0.121 |
Biliary invasion | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | 0.885 |
Nearby organ invasion | 20 (5.5%) | 7 (4.5%) | 10 (6%) | 3 (7.7%) | 0.689 |
Lymph nodes | 25 (6.9%) | 12 (7.6%) | 13 (7.7%) | 0 | 0.2 |
Extent of hepatectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.108 |
Minor | 278 (76.4%) | 133 (72%) | 131 (78%) | 34 (87.2%) | Â |
Major | 86 (23.6%) | 44 (28%) | 37 (22%) | 5 (12.8%) | Â |
Type of hepatectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.512 |
Wedge resection | 169 (46.4%) | 75 (47.8%) | 75 (44.6%) | 19 (48.7%) | Â |
Segment resection | 8 (2.2%) | 5 (3.2%) | 2 (1.2%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Left lateral resection | 83 (22.8%) | 28 (17.8%) | 44 (26.2%) | 11 (28.2%) | Â |
Right anterior resection | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | Â |
Right posterior resection | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 | Â |
Left lobectomy | 17 (4.7%) | 6 (3.8%) | 9 (5.4%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Extended left lobectomy | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | Â |
Right lobectomy | 60 (16.5%) | 33 (21%) | 25 (14.9%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Extended right lobectomy | 7 (1.9%) | 5 (3.2%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Central liver resection | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | Â |
Segment 1 resection | 6 (1.6%) | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (1.8%) | 1 (2.6%) | Â |
Multiple resections | 7 (1.9%) | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (1.8%) | 2 (5.1%) | Â |
Associated portal thrombectomy | 6 (1.6%) | 3 (1.9%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 | 0.691 |
Associated extrahepatic biliary resection | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | 0.885 |
Pringle procedure use | 62 (17%) | 28 (17.8%) | 25 (14.9%) | 9 (23.1%) | 0.443 |
Total operative duration (hours) | 3 (1.2–7) | 3 (1.2–7) | 3 (1–6) | 2 (1.3–4.5) | 0.005 |
Total operative losses (ml) | 550 (50–6000) | 700 (50–6000) | 500 (50–4000) | 500 (50–5000) | 0.006 |
Blood transfusion requirement | 176 (48.4%) | 86 (54.8%) | 76 (45.2%) | 14 (35.9%) | 0.059 |