Analysis of risk factors for post-operative infection following drug-eluting trans arterial chemo embolization in hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective study

Table 7 Independent risk factors

Risk factor	OR	95%CI	P value
Child-Pugh grade B	2.851	1.426-5.698	< 0.05
Operation time ≥ 120 minutes	2.367	1.238-4.523	< 0.05
Preoperative albumin < 35 g/L	2.156	1.147-4.052	< 0.05
Tumor diameter ≥ 5 cm	1.987	1.023-3.856	< 0.05
Diabetes mellitus	1.789	1.012-3.165	< 0.05
Age ≥ 65 years	1.654	1.003-2.732	< 0.05
Bilobar tumor distribution	1.543	0.987-2.412	> 0.05
Mean number of tumors ≥ 2	1.456	0.923-2.298	> 0.05
Preoperative bilirubin ≥ 2 mg/dL	1.321	0.854-2.047	> 0.05