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Table 2 Histological examination of the resected specimen and surgical outcomes in the 189 patients with HCC

From: Onodera’s prognostic nutritional index is a strong prognostic indicator for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after initial hepatectomy, especially patients with preserved liver function

Variables

 

Tumor differentiation

 

Well

42 (22%)

Moderately

90 (48%)

Poorly

26 (14%)

Vascular invasion

 

vp1/vp2/vp3/vp4

51 / 3 / 7 / 3

vv ( +)

12 (6.3%)

Liver histology

 

Normal liver

24 (13%)

Chronic hepatitis

77 (41%)

Liver cirrhosis

70 (37%)

Unknown

18 (9%)

Operation time (minutes)

336 (127–983)

Blood loss (ml)

1120 (0–36,000)

2 or more sectionectomy

57 (30%)

PT-INR on POD5

1.13 (0.92–1.71)

Total bilirubin on POD5 (mg/dl)

0.9 (0.3–11.2)

Complications (C-D ≥ IIIa)

38 (20%)

Inhospital mortality

10 (5.3%)

  1. PT-INR prothrombin time-international normalized ratio, POD: postoperative day, C–D Clavien–Dindo, vp1 microvascular portal vein invasion, vp2 portal vein tumor thrombus in distal to the second order branches of portal vein, vp3 portal vein tumor thrombus in the first branch of portal vein, vp4 portal vein tumor thrombus in the main portal trunk or the opposite-side portal branch, vv ( +) microvascular hepatic vein invasion