Will partial splenic embolization followed by splenectomy increase intraoperative bleeding?

Table 3 Risk factors of intraoperative bleeding using the uni- and multi-variate analyses

Characteristics	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	Non-IB group, n = 20	IB group, n = 26	P value	β	S.E.	Wald	Odds ratio	95%CI	P value
ALB in g/L	36.34 ± 3.49	33.75 ± 3.15	0.01	-0.73	0.42	2.982	0.482	0.21-1.104	0.08
PT in s	13.70 ± 2.66	15.45 ± 2.95	0.04	0.336	0.34	3.724	1.94	0.99-3.802	0.05
LS in mm	152.25 ± 13.21	177.58 ± 19.51	0	0.123	0.06	5.003	1.131	1.015-1.259	0.03
Thickness of spleen in mm	62.10 ± 13.96	70.92 ± 10.92	0.02	0.095	0.05	3.216	1.1	0.991-1.221	0.07
PVD in cm	1.25 ± 0.15	1.40 ± 0.19	0.01	18.86	8.64	4.761	2E + 08	6.806-3.516E + 15	0.03
SVD in cm	1.11 ± 0.18	1.24 ± 0.22	0.04	-20	9.26	4.658	0	0-0.16	0.03
PSE history, n	0.8 ± 0.41	0.27 ± 0.45	0	-4.44	2.01	4.863	0.012	0-0.610	0.03

ALB: Albumin; IB: Intraoperative bleeding; LS: The length of the spleen; PSE: Partial splenic embolization; PT: Prothrombin time; PVD: Portal vein diameter; SVD: Splenic vein diameter.