Brief Reports
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2005; 11(5): 700-704
Published online Feb 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i5.700
Table 1 Base-line data of vaccinated and control patients (mean±SD).
Vaccinated (n = 24, %)Control (n = 26, %)
Age (yr)53±949±15
Male22 (92)21 (81)
Female2 (8)5 (19)
Cause of liver injury
Hepatitis B19 (79.1)18 (69.2)
Hepatitis C1 (4.2)2 (7.7)
Unknown4 (16.7)6 (23.1)
Child-Pugh class A23 (96)24 (92)
Child-Pugh class B1 (4)2 (8)
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)75±3550±95
Cirrhosis16 (67)16 (62)
a-fetoprotein
≥400 mg/L17 (71.3)16 (61.5)
<400 mg/L7 (28.7)10 (38.5)
Tumor size (major axis, mm)63±2256±36
AJCC stage I4 (17)2 (8)
AJCC stage II20 (83)24 (92)
Style of operation
Left lateral lobectomy34
Left hepatectomy85
Right hepatectomy23
Irregular hepatectomy1114
Blood loss during operation (mL)812±536769±620
Blood transfusion during operation (mL)542±521638±612