Effects of recombinant human growth hormone on remnant liver after hepatectomy in hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis

Table 1 Patient characteristics

	PN group (n = 12)	rhGH + PN group (n = 12)
General conditions
Age (years)	46.1 ± 13.6	50.3 ± 10.6
Sex (M/F)	11/1	10/2
Body weight (kg)	59.7 ± 9.3	64.3 ± 7.7
Operative methods
Hepatic left lateral lobectomy	0	1
Left hemihepatectomy	2	2
Right hemihepatectomy	1	1
Tumor or segmentectomy	9	8
Intraoperative information
Operation time (min)	250.8 ± 126.4	203.3 ± 73.2
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	1331.7 ± 1704.8	966.7 ± 1031.4
Intraoperative blood transfusion (mL)	1100.0 ± 1334.2	408.3 ± 609.7