Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Caused by Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Single Institution in China
Table 1
Demographic and baseline characteristics of patients with HCC.
Clinical characteristics
ALI ()
Non-ALI# ()
value
Mean age (years)
0.1112
Sex, (%)
0.7035
Male
10 (71.4)
14 (77.8)
Female
4 (28.6)
4 (22.2)
Cause of HCC, (%)
1.000
Hepatitis B virus
13 (92.9)
16 (88.9)
Alcoholic liver disease
1 (7.1)
2 (11.1)
Underlying disease, (%)
Cirrhosis
10 (71.4)
12 (66.7)
0.4192
Chronic respiratory disease
7 (50)
2 (11.1)
0.0225
Diabetes
1 (7.1)
2 (11.1)
Hypertension
1 (7.1)
3 (16.7)
Child-Pugh classification, (%)
1.000
Child class A
8 (57.1)
11 (61.1)
Child class B
6 (42.9)
7 (38.9)
Mean tumor diameter (cm)
0.4677
Portal vein tumor thrombus, (%)
1.000
Presence
10 (71.4)
13 (72.2)
Absence
4 (28.6)
5 (27.8)
Hepatic arteriovenous fistula, (%)
0.0265
Presence
6 (42.9)
1 (5.6)
Absence
8 (57.1)
17 (94.4)
Therapeutic regimen
1.000
Conventional TACE
13
16
DEB-TACE
1
2
Mean Lipiodol dose (mL)
0.4651
#Patients with pulmonary complication but no evidence of ALI; significance level set at .
