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

Table 6 Multivariate analysis of independent prognostic factors for the survival of patients after the liver resection surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma

	HR	95%CI	P value
Age (yr)	1.02	0.96-1.08	0.493
Preoperative MELD score	1.37	1.16-1.62	< 0.001c
Preoperative AFP (ng/mL)	1.001	1-1.002	0.08
BCLC stage
0	Reference	Reference	0.757
A	0.59	0.12-2.91
B	0.45	0.06-3.65
PHLF grade
Absent	Reference	Reference	< 0.001c
A	2.33	0.59-9.24
B	3.15	1.11-8.95
C	373.41	66.23-2105.43
Postoperative MELD score > 10	1.03	0.39-2.67	0.958
Postoperative decompensation	2.03	0.64-6.46	0.23
HCC recurrence	11.67	4.19-32.52	< 0.001c

^cP < 0.001.

AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer; CI: Confidence interval; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HR: Hazard ratio; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; PHLF: Post-hepatectomy liver failure.