Hepatic adenylate energy charge levels in patients with hepatoma after hepatic artery embolization

Table 1 The relationship between changes in their AKBR and postoperative complications

Groups	Simple embolization			Chemoembolization			Radioembolization
	Cases	Complications	Class	Cases	Complications	Class	Cases	Complications	Class
A	7	0	0	15	1	2	13	1	2
B	1	0	0	14	3	4	16	7	6
C	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	2	7

The class of complication includes: liver dysfunction, hemorrhage, multiple organ failure, cholecystitis, wound dehiscence, coagulation defects, pulmonary infection, renal insufficiency, pancreatitis, enteritis and sepsis.

Table 2 Effects of radiation doses, embolic area and with or without jaundice on the AKBR

Groups	Cases	AKBR value					Complications
		Preoperation	First day	Third day	Fifth day	Seventh day
High doses	8	1.26 ± 0.41	0.66 ± 0.15a	0.76 ± 0.24a	0.81 ± 0.18a	0.71 ± 0.29a	63b
Moderate doses	12	1.21 ± 0.39	0.97 ± 0.26a	1.09 ± 0.15a	1.17 ± 0.12a	1.11 ± 0.23a	25
Low doses	11	1.23 ± 0.25	0.89 ± 0.12	0.98 ± 0.19	1.13 ± 0.20	1.08 ± 0.11	18b
With jaundice	20	0.99 ± 0.26a	0.72 ± 0.19a	0.84 ± 0.20a	0.91 ± 0.32a	0.89 ± 0.21a	40b
Without jaundice	49	1.36 ± 0.31a	0.92 ± 0.18a	1.07 ± 0.13a	1.08 ± 0.25a	1.18 ± 0.23a	15b
Inselective	30	1.26 ± 0.24	1.01 ± 0.32	1.03 ± 0.25	1.18 ± 0.11	1.03 ± 0.29	27
Selective	39	1.33 ± 0.20	0.98 ± 0.41	1.12 ± 0.10	1.04 ± 0.27	1.16 ± 0.18	18

Intergroup comparison:

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.05. High doses: Mean 55Gy, Moderate doses: 31Gy, Low doses: 18.5Gy.