Effect of Daikenchuto (TJ-100) on abdominal bloating in hepatectomized patients

Table 2 Risk factors for worse gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale score after hepatic resection in patients treated with Daikenchuto

Variable	P value
Use of lactulose (yes/no)	0.001
Preserved liver function (ChE)	0.115
Marker of liver fibrosis (hyarulonic acid)	0.553
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	0.080
Type of hepatic resection1	0.093
BMI	0.192
Operation time (min)	0.466
Anesthesia time (min)	0.556

¹Right lobectomy, left lobectomy, segmentectomy, or wedge resection. BMI: Body-mass index; ChE: Choline esterase.