Fig. 3

Changes in liver function after ALPPS procedures. A Y-axe represented ALT (blue) and AST (orange). After the first and second stage procedure, AST and ALT increased sharply, but decreased rapidly; B Y-axe represented TB (blue) and PT (orange). TB showed a marked increasing in the first day after the first and second stages procedure, but steadily fall after that. PT changed little after ALPPS. C Dual Y-axes represented ALB (blue) on the left Y-axis and INR (orange) on the right. ALB decreased slightly and increased gradually after the first stage procedure, and slightly fluctuated after the second stage procedure but was higher than 30 g/l. INR changed little after ALPPS; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALB, albumin; PT, prothrombin time; INR, international normalized ratio; TB, total bilirubin; S1, the first stage procedure; S2, the second stage procedure; POD, post-operative day