Laparoscopic vs open liver re-resection for cirrhotic patients with post-hepatectomy hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence: A comparative study

Table 3 Operative outcomes

Outcome	LRH, n = 29	ORH, n = 22	P value
Operative time in min	250 (177.5-320.5)	300.5 (223.00-378.75)	0.224
Pringle manoeuvre used	2 (6.9)	3 (13.6)	0.641
Blood loss in mL	300 (200-700)	750 (300-1450)	0.013
Blood transfusion	6 (20.7)	8 (36.4)	0.214
Conversion	6 (20.7)
Hospital stay in d	5 (4-7)	7 (5.75-11.50)	0.003
Resection margin in mm	7.25 (5.00-13.25)	4.25 (1.00-8.25)	0.073
Positive margin	2 (7.1)	2 (9.1)	0.801
Complications	3 (10.3)	6 (27.3)	0.150
Chest infection	0	1
Pleural effusion	1	3
Arrhythmia	2	0
Bile leak	0	2
Liver failure	0	0
UTI	0	1
Intra-abdominal infection	1	1
Clavien-Dindo severity of complications
IIIa	1 (1.1)	5 (22.7)	0.073
IIIb	0	0
IV	0	0
V	0 (0.0)	1 (4.5)	0.431

Values are n (%) or median (interquartile range). LRH: Laparoscopic repeat hepatectomy; ORH: Open repeat hepatectomy; UTI: Urinary tract infection.