Laparoscopic hepatectomy using indocyanine green attenuates postoperative inflammatory response for hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score matching analysis

Table 1 General clinicopathologic characteristics, n (%)

Variables	All patients (n = 107)				Propensity-matched patients (n = 94)
	Total (n = 107)	ICG (n = 47)	Non-ICG (n = 60)	P value	Total (n = 94)	ICG (n = 47)	Non-ICG (n = 47)	P value
Sex				0.235				0.789
Male	83 (77.6)	39 (83.0)	44 (73.3)		77 (81.9)	39 (83.0)	38 (80.9)
Female	24 (22.4)	8 (17.0)	16 (26.7)		17 (18.1)	8 (17.0)	9 (19.1)
Age, years	58.4 (11.1)	55.2 (12.2)	61.0 (9.5)	0.007	57.5 (11.1)	55.2 (12.2)	59.7 (9.4)	0.059
Hepatitis serology				0.045				0.313
None	28 (26.2)	8 (17.0)	20 (33.3)		20 (21.3)	8 (17.0)	12 (25.5)
HBV	79 (73.8)	39 (83.0)	40 (66.7)		74 (78.7)	39 (83.0)	35 (74.5)
PRE-OP Alb, g/L	43.0 (3.7)	43.0 (3.5)	43.0 (3.9)	0.959	43.0 (3.7)	43.0 (3.5)	42.9 (3.9)	0.934
PRE-OP TBil, μmol/L	11.6 (6.5)	12.2 (7.7)	11.1 (5.4)	0.401	11.9 (6.8)	12.2 (7.7)	11.6 (5.7)	0.650
PRE-OP ALT, U/L	26.3 (14.9)	27.6 (17.5)	25.3 (12.5)	0.437	26.3 (15.4)	27.6 (17.5)	25.1 (12.9)	0.443
PRE-OP AST, U/L	24.7 (8.3)	23.4 (6.6)	25.7 (9.3)	0.455	23.7 (7.0)	23.4 (6.6)	24.0 (7.5)	0.715
Tumor location				0.2				0.272
caudal lobe	2 (1.9)	1 (2.1)	1 (1.7)		2 (2.1)	1 (2.1)	1 (2.1)
Left lateral lobe	8 (7.5)	6 (12.8)	2 (3.3)		8 (8.5)	6 (12.8)	2 (4.3)
Left medial lobe	15 (14.0)	9 (19.1)	6 (10.0)		14 (14.9)	9 (19.1)	5 (10.6)
Right anterior lobe	42 (39.3)	16 (34.0)	26 (43.3)		41 (43.6)	16 (34.0)	25 (53.2)
Right posterior lobe	40 (37.4)	15 (31.9)	25 (41.7)		29 (30.9)	15 (31.9)	14 (29.8)
Tumor size, cm	3.1 (1.6)	2.9 (1.7)	3.3 (1.5)	0.256	3.1 (1.6)	2.9 (1.7)	3.3 (1.6)	0.234
Tumor amount				0.282				0.212
Single	97 (90.7)	41 (87.2)	56 (93.3)		85 (90.4)	41 (87.2)	44 (93.6)
Multiple	10 (9.3)	6 (12.8)	4 (6.7)		9 (9.6)	6 (12.8)	3 (6.4)
Histological grading				0.341				0.460
I-II	96 (89.7)	44 (93.6)	52 (86.7)		86 (91.5)	44 (93.6)	42 (89.4)
III	11 (10.3)	3 (6.4)	8 (13.3)		8 (8.5)	3 (6.4)	5 (10.6)
Degree of hepatic fibrosis				0.426				0.408
0-III	57 (53.3)	23 (48.9)	34 (56.7)		50 (53.2)	23 (48.9)	27 (57.4)
IV	50 (46.7)	24 (51.1)	26 (43.3)		44 (46.8)	24 (51.1)	20 (42.6)
MVI				0.146				0.298
M0	63 (58.9)	24 (51.1)	39 (65.0)		53 (56.4)	24 (51.1)	29 (61.7)
M1-2	44 (41.1)	23 (48.9)	21 (35.0)		41 (43.6)	23 (48.9)	18 (38.3)

PRE-OP: Pre-operation; ICG: Indocyanine green; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; Alb: Albumin; TBil: Total bilirubin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; MVI: Microvascular invasion.