Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 85 Chinese HCC patients who underwent right hemi-hepatectomy

Sex

 Male

70 (82.35)

 Female

15 (17.65)

Hepatitis B

 Positive

56 (65.88)

 Negative

29 (34.12)

Tumour number

 Single

65 (76.47)

 Multiple

20 (23.53)

Preoperative parameters

 Age (year)

44.71 ± 11.52

 Platelet count (10⁹/L)

261.43 ± 85.68

 Total bilirubin (μmol/l)

15.51 ± 11.87

 Albumin (g/L)

39.05 ± 4.50

 ALT (IU/L)

45.53 ± 26.09

 AST (IU/L)

78.16 ± 62.08

 Prothrombin time (s)

12.86 ± 1.21

 Alpha-foetoprotein (μg/ml)

770.57 ± 1060.93

 Body surface area (m²)

1.95 ± 0.16

 Tumour size (cm)

11.37 ± 3.69

 Remnant liver volume (ml)

552.18 ± 214.32

 SRLV (ml/m²)

282.00 ± 96.20

Child–Pugh classification

 A

71 (83.53)

 B

14 (16.47)

Intraoperative parameters

 Blood loss (ml)

716.67 ± 650.96

Postoperative parameters

Tumour capsule

 Yes

75 (88.24)

 No

10 (11.76)

Macrovascular invasion

 Yes

64 (75.29)

 No

21 (24.71)

Hepatic fibrosis stage

 No significant fibrosis

31 (36.47)

 Severe fibrosis

24 (28.24)

 Cirrhosis

30 (35.29)

Hospital stay (days)

25.87 ± 6.56