Poor oncologic outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with intra-abdominal infection after hepatectomy

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants n (%)

Characteristics	Total
No. of patients	200
Age, yr
mean ± SD	48 ± 11.601
Median	49
Range	22-75
Gender, male	172 (86.0)
Drinking	46 (23.0)
Smoking	68 (34.0)
HCC family history	12 (6.0)
HBsAg (+)	172 (86.0)
Alpha-fetoprotein, > 400 ng/mL	75 (37.5)
Hepatic cirrhosis	148 (74.0)
Child-Turcotte-Pugh class
A	186 (93.0)
B	14 (7.0)
C	0
Tumor nodules
Single	174 (87.0)
Multiple	26 (13.0)
Maximal tumor diameter, ≤ 5 cm	143 (71.5)
Vascular invasion	26 (13.0)
Infectious complications
Respiratory infection	43 (21.5)
Intra-abdominal infection	18 (9.0)
Multiple sites of infection	7 (3.5)
Total	68 (34.0)
Severity (Clavien-Dindo grade)
II	56 (28.0)
IIIa	11 (5.5)
IVa	1 (0.5)

The data are expressed as the total (%) unless specified otherwise. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen.