Table 1. Pre-operative characteristics (n = 340)

Characteristics Median (Q1-Q3)/Number (%)
Age 59 (51 – 66)
BSA 1.66 (1.56 – 1.75)
Serum albumin (g/L) 40.60 (37.80 – 42.90)
Serum bilirubin (mmol/L) 12.20 (9.50 – 14.74)
INR 1.05 (1.00 – 1.11)
Platelet count (G/L) 214 (164 – 275)
ICG-PDR (%) 19.50 (16.60 – 22.70)
ICG-R15 (%) 5.40 (3.30 – 8.30)
Hepatitis
 Non-B non-C 82 (24.1)
 B 206 (60.6)
 C 51 (15.0)
 B and C 1 (0.3)
Child-Pugh score
 5 306 (90.0)
 6 31 (9.1)
 7 3 (0.9)
Number of TACE
 No 273 (80.3)
 1 time 50 (14.7)
 2 times 7 (2.1)
 ≥ 3 times 10 (2.9)
Liver hypertrophy
 None 300 (88.2)
 PVE (26 with previous TACE) 32 (9.4)
 1st phase ALPPS (1 with previous TACE) 8 (2.4)
BSA: body surface area. INR: international normalized ratio. ICG-PDR: ICG plasma disappearance rate. ICG-R15: ICG retention rate at 15 minutes. TACE: transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. PVE: portal vein embolization. ALPPS: associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy