Efficiency and safety of laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy: A study of intrathecal vs extrathecal Glissonean pedicle techniques

Table 3 Comparison of postoperative liver function indexes between the two groups

	Groups	Post-op day 1	Post-op day 3	Post-op day 5
TBIL (μmoL/L)	EGP group	57.80 ± 1.72	48.46 ± 5.45	32.46 ± 1.56
	IGP group	57.02 ± 2.56	47.6 ± 3.04	32.82 ± 1.51
	Statistics	t = 1.253	t = 0.707	t = 0.814
	P value	0.216	0.483	0.420
AST (U/L)	EGP group	240.13 ± 6.48	157.73 ± 9.67	124.96 ± 2.46
	IGP group	237.09 ± 9.32	155.40 ± 7.93	125.22 ± 4.05
	Statistics	1.320	0.871	0.259
	P value	0.193	0.388	0.797
ALP (U/L)	EGP group	164.45 ± 2.84	145.46 ± 3.19	93.91 ± 4.60
	IGP group	163.35 ± 3.12	143.67 ± 3.19	92.36 ± 4.04
	Statistics	t = 1.281	t = 1.967	t = 1.259
	P value	0.206	0.055	0.214

EGP: Extrathecal Glissonean pedicle transection; IGP: Intrathecal Glissonean pedicle transection; Post-op: Postoperative; TBIL: Total bilirubin; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase.