Study Ascites Liver failure Hospital stay (days, mean ± SD) Mortality
Author YearRef No. LLR OLR LLR OLR LLR OLR LLR OLR
Lai 200934 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0/25 1/33
Aldrighetti 201035 0/16 1/16 NA NA 6.3 ± 1.7 9 ± 3.8 0/16 0/16
Tranchart 201030 3/42 11/42 0/36 4/53 6.7 ± 5.9 9.6 ± 3.4 1/42 1/42
Kim 201136 0/26 1/29 NA NA 11.08 ± 4.96 16.07 ± 10.697 0/26 0/29
Lee 201137 0/33 2/50 NA NA NA NA 0/33 0/50
Truant 201138 5/36 12/53 NA NA 6.5 ± 2.7 9.5 ± 4.8 0/36 4/53
Ker 201127 2/116 26/208 NA NA 6.2 ± 3 12.4 ± 6.8 0/116 6/208
Table 1: Recent reports of laparoscopic (LLR) and open liver resction (OLR) comparative studies for HCC