Comparative study and systematic review of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 4 Postoperative outcomes n (%)

Variable	LLR (n = 42)	OLR (n = 110)	P value
Patients with complications	16 (38.1)	50 (45.5)	0.413
Bleeding	1 (2.4)	1 (0.9)	0.476
Prolonged ascites	1 (2.4)	4 (3.6)	0.698
Intra-abdominal sepsis	0 (0.0)	3 (2.7)	0.280
Liver failure	2 (4.8)	1 (0.9)	0.127
Cardiac	3 (7.1)	10 (9.1)	0.701
Pulmonary	8 (19.0)	15 (13.6)	0.405
Gastrointestinal	1 (2.4)	9 (8.2)	0.197
Wound infections	0 (0.0)	5 (3.3)	0.160
Postoperative mortality	1 (2.4)	3 (2.7)	0.905
Length of hospital stay (d), means ± SD	7.55 ± 11.74	11.42 ± 9.35	< 0.001

LLR: Laparoscopic liver resection; OLR: Open liver resection.