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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2005; 11(37): 5888-5892
Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5888
Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5888
Table 2 Risk factors for mortality after hepatectomy
| Variable | Number of patients | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
| P | β | Risk ratio | 95%CI | P | ||
| Blood platelet count (×104/μL) | 0.001 | 2.520 | 12.50 | 1.302–125.0 | 0.029 | |
| ≤ 10 (n = 49) | 6 | |||||
| > 10 (n = 149) | 1 | |||||
| Prothrombin time (%) | 0.005 | 1.476 | 4.367 | 0.812–23.81 | 0.086 | |
| ≤ 70 (n = 24) | 4 | |||||
| > 70 (n = 174) | 3 | |||||
| Child–Pugh classification | 0.044 | – | – | – | – | |
| A (n = 173) | 4 | |||||
| B+C (n = 25) | 3 | |||||
- Citation: Kaneko K, Shirai Y, Wakai T, Yokoyama N, Akazawa K, Hatakeyama K. Low preoperative platelet counts predict a high mortality after partial hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(37): 5888-5892
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i37/5888.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5888