Association between preoperative serum zinc levels and postoperative infectious complications after minimally invasive hepatectomy: A retrospective cohort study

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World J Hepatol. Jun 27, 2026; 18(6): 118905
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.118905

Table 5 Comparison of baseline characteristics according to preoperative serum zinc level, n (%)/median (interquartile range)

Variable	Category	Preoperative serum zinc level		P value
Variable	Category	< 80 μg/dL (n = 132)	≥ 80 μg/dL (n = 50)	P value
Age (years)		69.61 (10.96)	63.16 (12.46)	0.001
Sex	Male	73 (55.3)	29 (58.0)	0.867
Sex	Female	59 (44.7)	21 (42.0)
ASA-PS	0	1 (0.8)	1 (2.0)	0.212
	1	6 (4.5)	4 (8.0)
	2	113 (85.6)	44 (88.0)
	3	12 (9.1)	1 (2.0)
Chronic kidney disease	Presence	19 (14.4)	5 (10.0)	0.624
Diabetes mellitus	Presence	35 (26.5)	13 (26.0)	> 0.999
Habitual smoking	Yes	40 (30.3)	14 (28.0)	0.857
Habitual alcohol	Yes	40 (30.3)	15 (30.0)	> 0.999
Malignant status	Malignant	128(96.9)	42 (84.0)	0.004
Malignant status	Benign	4 (3.1)	8 (16.0)
Child-Pugh	A	129 (97.7)	49 (98.0)	> 0.999
Child-Pugh	B	3 (2.3)	1 (2.0)
ICG R15		11.0 (8.0-15.0)	10.0 (7.3-12.8)	0.094
Body mass index (kg/m²)		23.1 (4.2)	23.1 (3.9)	0.964
Albumin (g/dL)		3.99 (0.37)	4.20 (0.36)	0.001
Albumin (g/dL)	< 3.5	17 (12.9)	1 (2.0)	0.027
Albumin (g/dL)	≥ 3.5	115 (87.1)	49 (98.0)
PNI		46.80 (4.55)	48.87 (4.63)	0.007
PNI	< 45	42 (31.8)	11 (22.0)	0.207
PNI	≥ 45	90 (68.2)	39 (78.0)
CONUT score		2.0 (0.0-6.0)	1.0 (0.0-5.0)	0.428
CONUT score	0-1	63 (47.7)	27 (54.0)	0.508
CONUT score	≥ 2	69 (52.3)	23 (46.0)
MIH approach	Lap	62 (47.0)	25 (50.0)	0.742
MIH approach	Robot	70 (53.0)	25 (50.0)
Operative procedure	Anatomical	83 (62.9)	32 (64.0)	1.000
Operative procedure	Partial	49 (37.1)	18 (36.0)
Iwate criteria		6.0 (1.0-11.0)	6.5 (2.0-11.0)	0.683
Operative time (minute)		6.48 (4.55-7.90)	6.16 (4.17-8.36)	0.928
Estimated blood loss (mL)		128 (2.0-2520)	94 (3.0-1544)	0.304

ASA-PS: American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification; ICG R15: Indocyanine green retention rate at 15 minutes; PNI: Prognostic nutritional index; CONUT: Controlling nutritional status; MIH: Minimally invasive hepatectomy.

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Citation: Murase H, Matsuo Y, Nakatani E, Denda Y, Nonoyama K, Kato T, Saito K, Sato T, Morimoto M, Yamakawa Y, Sagawa H, Takiguchi S. Association between preoperative serum zinc levels and postoperative infectious complications after minimally invasive hepatectomy: A retrospective cohort study. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(6): 118905
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.118905

Murase H, Matsuo Y, Nakatani E, Denda Y, Nonoyama K, Kato T, Saito K, Sato T, Morimoto M, Yamakawa Y, Sagawa H, Takiguchi S. Association between preoperative serum zinc levels and postoperative infectious complications after minimally invasive hepatectomy: A retrospective cohort study. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(6): 118905 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.118905]

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