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Table 1 Patient’s characteristic

From: Early postoperative serum aspartate aminotransferase for prediction of post-hepatectomy liver failure

Variable

Total

(n = 890)

Non-PHLF (n = 859)

PHLF (n = 31)

p value

Age (year), mean + SD

56.19 + 13.88

56.19 + 13.99

56.19 + 10.55

0.998

Gender, n (%)

 Male

435(48.88)

414(48.20)

21(67.74)

0.032

 Female

455(51.12)

445(51.80)

10(32.26)

 

Comorbidity, n (%)

 DM

192(21.57)

186(21.65)

6(19.35)

0.760

 HT

374(42.02)

366(42.61)

8(25.81)

0.063

 DLP

202(22.70)

200(23.28)

2(6.45)

0.028

 HBV

209(23.48)

201(23.40)

8(25.81)

0.756

 HCV

74(8.31)

72(8.38)

2(6.45)

0.702

Smoking, n (%) n = 881

 No

599(67.99)

586(68.78)

13(44.83)

0.007

 Yes

282(32.01)

266(31.22)

16(55.17)

 

Platelet count × 103, mean + SD, n = 830

235 + 88

234 + 89

240 + 87

0.712

Creatinine (mg/dL), median (IQR) n = 796

0.83(0.67, 1.01)

0.83(0.68, 1.00)

0.84(0.74, 1.02)

0.834

ALBI score, n(%) n = 819

 ALBI grade I (≤− 2.60)

11(1.34)

10(1.27)

1(3.23)

0.006

 ALBI grade II (>− 2.60 to ≤− 1.39)

578(70.57)

564(71.57)

14(45.16)

 

 ALBI grade 3 (>− 1.39)

230(28.08)

214(27.16)

16(51.61)

 

Preoperative liver function data

 TB (mg/dL), mean ± SD, n = 826

0.99 + 1.86

0.99 + 1.89

1.06 + 0.93

0.698

 ALT(U/L), mean ± SD n = 808

46 + 37

45 + 37

66 + 42

0.002

 AST(U/L), mean ± SD, n = 828

42 + 35

41 + 34

71 + 46

0.001

 ALP(U/L), mean ± SD n = 826

117 + 88

112 + 74

248 + 223

0.002

 Alb(g/L), mean ± SD, n = 867

37.06 + 5.05

37.13 + 5.06

35.34 + 4.64

0.053

 INR, mean ± SD, n = 798

1.04 + 0.11

1.03 + 0.11

1.09 + 0.15

0.059

Preoperative neoadjuvant, n (%)

 No

748(84.04)

724(84.28)

24(77.42)

0.305

 Yes

142(15.96)

135(15.72)

7(22.58)

 

Diagnosis, n (%)

 Hepatocellular carcinoma

148(16.63)

143(16.65)

5(16.13)

0.000

 Cholangiocarcinoma

60(6.74)

50(5.82)

10(32.26)

 

 Colorectal liver metastases

209(23.48)

203(23.63)

6(19.35)

 

 Other malignancy

80(8.99)

79(9.20)

1(3.23)

 

 Donor hepatectomy

91(10.22)

90(10.48)

1(3.23)

 

 Benign tumor

302(33.93)

294(34.23)

8(25.81)

 

ICG R15 (%), mean ± SD n = 537

14.19 + 10.18

13.98 + 9.95

18.55 + 13.38

0.025

Type operation, n (%)

 Lobectomy

240(26.97)

215(25.03)

25(80.65)

0.000

 Sectionectomy

100(11.24)

98(11.41)

2(6.45)

 

 Segmentectomy

75(8.43)

75(8.73)

0

 

 Limited resection

475(53.37)

471(54.83)

4(12.90)

 

Type operation, n (%)

 Minor

650(73.03)

644(74.97)

6(19.35)

0.000

 Major

240(26.97)

215(25.03)

25(80.65)

 

Operative time (h), mean ± SD n = 877

5.95 + 2.36

5.83 + 2.23

9.29 + 3.24

0.000

Blood loss (ml), median (IQR) n = 877

600(300, 1000)

600(300, 1000)

1600(1000, 3000)

0.000

Clamp time (min), mean ± SD n = 620

58.46 + 32.73

57.76 + 32.66

72.48 + 32.29

0.013

PHLF grading, n(%) n = 31

 Non-PHLF

–

859(100)

–

–

 Grade A

–

–

17(54.8)

–

 Grade B

–

–

9(29.03)

 

 Grade C

–

–

5(16.13)

 

Recurrence, n (%)

 No

681(76.52)

663(77.18)

18(58.06)

0.014

 Yes

209(23.48)

196(22.82)

13(41.94)

 

Death within 90 days, n (%)

 No

884(99.33)

854(99.42)

30(96.77)

0.192

 Yes

6(0.67)

5(0.58)

1(3.23)

 
  1. PHLF post-hepatectomy liver failure, DM diabetes mellitus, HT hypertension, DLP dyslipidemia, HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, ALBI albumin-bilirubin, ICG R15 indocyanine green retention test at 15 min, TB total bilirubin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, Alb albumin, INR international normalized ratio