| |
Historic Controls n=68 |
Study Group n=104 |
p-value |
| Age (yr-old) |
62 (56-74) |
63 (52-69) |
0.36 |
| Sex (M/F) |
47/21 |
71/33 |
1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
25 (21-28) |
26 (23-29) |
0.16 |
ASA Score
I
II
III
IV |
3 (4%)
44 (65%)
20 (29%)
1 (2%) |
12 (12%)
72 (69%)
19 (18%)
1 (1%) |
0.18 |
| Presence of cirrhosis n (%) |
18 (26) |
20 (19) |
0.26 |
| Previous abdominal surgery n (%) |
43 (63) |
69 (66) |
0.74 |
Indication to hepatic resection
Primary liver tumor
Liver metastases
Other benign tumor |
30 (44%)
28 (40%)
10 (16%) |
37 (36%)
56 (53%)
11 (11%) |
0.37 |
| Hemoglobin (mg/dL) |
13 (11.8-14) |
13 (12-14.4) |
0.25 |
| Ratio Prothrombin Time |
1.07 (1.01-1.12) |
1.03 (0.96-1.10) |
0.01 |
| Platelets (x109/L) |
183 (150-286) |
201 (148-260) |
0.86 |
Definition of Abbreviations: BMI=Body Mass Index; ASA = American Society
of Anesthesiologists; p=statistical significance comparing both groups. Data
expressed as median (25-75%)