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Table 1 Comparative analysis of patients’ characteristics and perioperative variables

From: Evaluation of THUNDERBEAT® in open liver resection- a single-center experience

Variables

Resection with TB

(N = 28)

Resection with basic procedure

(N = 24)

P-value

Age (Years)

 Median (Range)

73.5 (57–88)

71.0 (31–88)

0.61

Sex (M/F)

 Male, n

12

20

0.003

 Female, n

16

4

 

Diagnosis, n (%)

 HCC

12 (42.9)

8 (33.3)

0.687

 mCRC

6 (21.4)

5 (20.8)

 

 CCC

4 (14.2)

2 (8.3)

 

 GB Ca

3 (10.7)

3 (12.5)

 

 Others

3 (10.7)

6 (25.0)

 

Fibrosis score (HCC)

 F0 – F1, n

9

7

1.00

 F2 – F4, n

3

1

 

Chemotherapy prior liver resection, n

2

4

0.39

Transection time (Minutes)

 Major (mean ± SD)

16.7 ± 8.8

62.8 ± 39.4

< 0.001

 Range (Min- Max)

7.0–45.0

18.0–115.0

 

Transection time (Minutes)

 Minor (mean ± SD)

8.3 ± 2.9

45.2 ± 23.9

< 0.0001

 Range (Min- Max)

5.5–16.0

9.0–95.0

 

Intraoperative blood transfusion, n (%)

8 (28.6)

11 (45.8)

0.19

Vascular clamping

 Pringle, n

17

23

0.003

 Pringle + IVC, n

11

1

 

Postoperative complication

 CD ≥ 3a, n (%)

3 (7.1)

2 (8.3)

1.00

Postoperative liver dysfunction, n

0

0

NA

  1. M male, F female, N number, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, mCRC metastatic colorectal carcinoma, CCC cholangiocellular carcinoma, GB Ca gall bladder carcinoma, SD standard deviation, IVC inferior vena cava, CD Clavien- Dindo NA not applicable