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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2026; 18(7): 118632
Published online Jul 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118632
Published online Jul 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118632
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the two groups, n (%)
| General information | Control group (n = 250) | Observation group (n = 250) | χ2/t | P value |
| Gender | 0.298 | 0.585 | ||
| Male | 145 (58.00) | 151 (60.40) | ||
| Female | 105 (42.00) | 99 (39.60) | ||
| Lesion location | 0.457 | 0.496 | ||
| Left lobe | 72 (28.80) | 75 (30.00) | ||
| Right lobe | 125 (50.00) | 128 (51.20) | ||
| Bilobar | 53 (21.20) | 47 (18.80) | ||
| Number of lesions | 0.090 | 0.765 | ||
| Solitary | 182 (72.80) | 179 (71.60) | ||
| Multiple | 68 (27.20) | 71 (28.40) | ||
| Maximum lesion diameter | 0.130 | 0.719 | ||
| ≥ 5 cm | 138 (55.20) | 142 (56.80) | ||
| < 5 cm | 112 (44.80) | 108 (43.20) | ||
| Child-Pugh classification | 0.093 | 0.760 | ||
| Grade A | 64 (25.60) | 67 (26.80) | ||
| Grade B | 186 (74.40) | 183 (73.20) | ||
| Age (year), mean ± SD | 58.62 ± 6.37 | 58.33 ± 6.40 | 0.508 | 0.612 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 22.56 ± 1.44 | 22.51 ± 1.48 | 0.383 | 0.702 |
| Number of interventional treatments, mean ± SD | 3.10 ± 0.86 | 3.06 ± 0.82 | 0.532 | 0.595 |
- Citation: Qian RH, Xu Y. Process-based nursing using explanation-simulation-practice-communication-support model for pain management after liver cancer intervention. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(7): 118632
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118632