Outcomes of curative liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis

Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors predictive of hepatic decompensation after resection

	OR	95%CI	P value
Age	1.09	0.96-1.25	0.184
Preoperative MELD score	2.65	1.23-5.72	0.013a
Preoperative serum bilirubin	0.15	0.01-3.63	0.242
Clinically significant portal hypertension
No	Reference	Reference	0.191
Yes	4.39	0.48-40.25
Tumor diameter (cm)	5.42	1.99-14.77	0.001b
Hospital stay (d)	2.49	1.46-4.22	0.001b
ICU admission
No	Reference	Reference	0.448
Yes	0.42	0.05-3.92

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

CI: Confidence interval; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; OR: Odds ratio; ICU: Intensive care units.