Prealbumin is predictive for postoperative liver insufficiency in patients undergoing liver resection

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all 427 patients

Variables	n = 427
Sex (male/female)	362/65
Age (yr)	51.1 ± 10.4
Surgical indications
HCC	391
ICC	31
HCC-ICC1	5
Tumor size (cm)	6.2 ± 4.0
WBC (× 109/L)	5.5 ± 1.8
PLT (× 109/L)	160.5 ± 66.4
PT (s)	12.2 ± 4.8
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	14.6 ± 5.8
Albumin (g/L)	42.0 ± 4.0
Prealbumin (mg/dL)	217.6 ± 61.0
ALT (IU/L)	47.4 ± 43.7
Hepatitis virus background
HBV	362
HCV	4
HBV-HCV2	3
None	58
Liver cirrhosis
Yes	234
No	193
Ascites
Little	48
No	378
Esophageal varices
Present	60
Absent	367
Types of liver resection
Minor ≤ 3 liver segments	358
Major ≥ 4 liver segments	69
Inflow blood occlusion time (min)	15.8 ± 8.0
Blood loss (mL)	200 (50, 5500)
Blood transfusion (yes/no)	43/384

¹Concurrence of HCC and ICC;

²Concurrence of HBV and HCV. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; ICC: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; WBC: White blood cell; PLT: Platelet; PT: Prothrombin time; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.