Approaches to reconstruction of inferior vena cava by ex vivo liver resection and autotransplantation in 114 patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

Table 2 Intraoperative outcomes for 114 alveolar echinococcosis patients

	Group A, n = 64	Group B, n = 43	Group C, n = 7	Total, n = 114	P value
Operative time in h	16.7 ± 2.9	15.5 ± 3.2	16.9 ± 4.2	16.3 ± 3.1	0.56
Anhepatic phase in min	418.4 ± 108.3	383.9 ± 117.0	337.4 ± 108.7	394.0 ± 114.5	0.41
Blood loss in mL	1100 (400-15000)	1000 (400-8000)	2400 (800-14000)	1000 (400-15000)	0.07
Blood transfusion in U	5.8 ± 4.3	5.9 ± 3.9	14.8 ± 9.9	6.4 ± 6.2	0.90
Postoperative hospital stays in d	32.3 ± 19.8	26.7 ± 18.2	51.3 ± 29.4	36.4 ± 21.7	0.03
GLM in g	783.9 ± 233.5	908.6 ± 262.0	740.0 ± 235.6	828.3 ± 250.8	0.14
GLM/SLM, %	65.5 ± 18.9	74.1 ± 20.5	64.1 ± 17.8	68.6 ± 19.8	0.25
Materials (n)	Self-suture (52); Ligamentum teres hepatis (11); Internal jugular vein (1)	Artificial vascular (38); Allogeneic vascular (5)	Without reconstruction

GLM: Graft liver mass; SLM: Standard liver mass.