Table 2 Comparison of characteristics two-by-two, by the presence or absence of pulmonary complication(s)
Variable and Level(s) | No PPC (n = 62) | PPC (n = 32) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD or n(%) | Mean ± SD or n(%) | ||
General characteristics | |||
 Age | 60.9 ± 13.9 | 60.2 ± 12.9 | 0.81 |
 Male gender | 32 (52) | 24 (75) | 0.03 |
 Body Mass Index | 24.0 ± 4.3 | 26.3 ± 5.9 | 0.04 |
 ASA score |  |  | 0.42 |
  1 | 3 (5) | 1 (3) |  |
  2 | 29 (47) | 11 (34) |  |
  3 | 30 (48) | 20 (62) |  |
 Daily tobacco consumption | 17 (27) | 13 (41) | 0,20 |
 Daily alcohol consumption | 4 (6) | 9 (28) | 0,007 |
General comorbidities | |||
 COPD | 4 (6) | 5 (16) | 0,16 |
 Asthma | 3 (5) | 1 (3) | 0,70 |
 ASS | 3 (5) | 3 (9) | 0,40 |
 Cardiomyopathy | 3 (5) | 7 (22) | 0,02 |
 Chronical kidney failure | 7 (11) | 1 (3) | 0,21 |
 Diabetes | 5 (8) | 6 (19) | 0,14 |
Hepatic comorbidities | |||
 Non cancer hepatopathy | 11 (18) | 13 (41) | 0,02 |
 Cirrhosis | 9 (14) | 10 (31) | 0,06 |
 Portal hypertension | 4 (6) | 4 (12) | 0,33 |
 NASH | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 0,33 |
 Cholestasis | 3 (5) | 3 (9) | 0,40 |
 Liver underwent chemiotherapy | 3 (5) | 1 (3) | 0,70 |
Pre-surgery biological workup | |||
 Hemoglobin level in g/dL | 12.9 ± 1.7 | 13.2 ± 1.9 | 0.44 |
 Platelets level in G/L | 227 ± 97 | 215 ± 68 | 0.55 |
 White blood cells level in G/L | 7.3 ± 6.1 | 7.1 ± 2.2 | 0.83 |
 Prothrombin ratio | 99.1 ± 12.4 | 98.1 ± 14.1 | 0.74 |
 Fibrinogen level in g/L | 4.1 ± 1.3 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 0.35 |
 Creatinin level in μmol/mL | 86.2 ± 52.3 | 76.6 ± 19.6 | 0.36 |
 Abnormal GGT | 21 (36) | 22 (71) | 0,002 |
 Abnormal AST | 21 (36) | 17 (57) | 0,07 |
 Abnormal ALT | 15 (26) | 16 (53) | 0,01 |
 Abnormal total Bilirubin | 10 (17) | 3 (11) | 0,51 |
 Abnormal APL | 10 (21) | 14 (48) | 0,01 |
 Etiology of surgery |  |  | 0.17 |
  Primituve HCC | 11 (18) | 11 (34) |  |
  Metastasis | 38 (61) | 17 (53) |  |
 Others | 13 (21) | 4 (12) |  |
Surgery charactetistics | |||
 Major hepatectomy | 23 (37) | 22 (69) | 0.005 |
 Presence of clamping | 41 (66) | 28 (87) | 0.10 |
 Clamping by PTC | 36 (58) | 22 (69) | 0,31 |
 Clamping by TVEL | 6 (10) | 9 (28) | 0,03 |
 Ischemia duration in mn | 22.5 ± 20.5 | 34.3 ± 21.2 | 0.01 |
 Bleeding volume in mL | 510.0 ± 417.3 | 562.9 ± 335.7 | 0.54 |
 Duration of surgery in mn | 246.2 ± 92.3 | 269.9 ± 80.0 | 0.22 |
Anaesthetic characteristics | |||
 Blood transfusion | 17 (27) | 10 (31) | 0,70 |
 Diuresis volume | 418.4 ± 337.4 | 362.8 ± 251.9 | 0.41 |
 Use of vasopressive drug(s) | 25 (40) | 22 (69) | 0,01 |