Ischemic preconditioning-induced hyperperfusion correlates with hepatoprotection after liver resection

Table 1 Baseline data of study patients

Group	Age (yr)	Sex (n) M/F	Tumor (n) mal/non mal	Fibrosis (n) none/mod/sev	Steatosis (n) none/min/mod/sev
Control (A) (n = 30)	57 ± 14 (26-81)	18/12	26/4	10/15/5	8/16/5/1
IP (B) (n = 31)	55 ± 13 (28-77)	19/12	28/3	12/14/5	10/14/5/2
P-value	0.61	0.92	0.65	0.39	0.39

There were no significant differences between the control and ischemic preconditioning (IP) groups. Fibrosis: min (≤ 10%); mod (≤ 40%); liver steatosis: min (≤ 25%); mod (≤ 50%); sev (≥ 50%); mal: malignant. Examination by pathologist of non-cancerrous adjacent liver tissue; all patients included.