Simultaneous partial splenectomy during liver transplantation for advanced cirrhosis patients combined with severe splenomegaly and hypersplenism

Table 3 Operative characteristics

	LT group (n = 43)	PSLT group (n = 41)	P value
Operating time, h	6.8 ± 0.9	8.6 ± 1.3	< 0.001
Time for PS		1.8 ± 0.3
Blood loss, mL	349.4 ± 116.9	440.8 ± 141.3	0.002
During PS		85.6 ± 79.2
PostOP HA flow, cm/s	42.6 ± 11.4	49.3 ± 13.6	0.016
PostOP PV flow, cm/s	47.6 ± 14.1	42.7 ± 13.8	0.022
Weight of PS, g		787 ± 371.4
Percentage of PS, (n)
Half of spleen		23
Third of spleen		18

LT: Liver transplantation; PSLT: Partial splenectomy during liver transplantation; HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein; PreOP: Preoperative.