Research Article

Elective Splenectomy Combined with Modified Hassab’s or Sugiura Procedure for Portal Hypertension in Decompensated Cirrhosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the included patients.

GroupHassab’s group (n = 91)Sugiura group (n = 81)P value

Sex (n, %)
 Male63 (69.23%)60 (70.07%)> 0.05
 Female28 (30.77%)21 (25.93%)> 0.05
Age (yrs)42.3 ± 13.2443.1 ± 15.21> 0.05
Etiology (n, %)
 Post-hepatitis A cirrhosis6 (6.59%)5 (6.17%)> 0.05
 Post-hepatitis B cirrhosis67 (73.63%)70 (86.42%)> 0.05
 Post-hepatitis C cirrhosis15 (16.48%)5 (6.17%)> 0.05
 Alcohol3 (3.30%)2 (2.47%)> 0.05
 Autoimmune cirrhosis1 (1.09%)1 (1.23%)> 0.05
The history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (n, %)79 (86.81%)68 (83.95%)> 0.05
Child-Pugh classification (n, %)
 A6 (6.59%)9 (11.11%)> 0.05
 B67 (73.63%)58 (71.60%)> 0.05
 C14 (15.38%)11 (13.58%)> 0.05
White blood cell (×109/L)3.8 ± 2.25.1 ± 3.1> 0.05
Platelet (×109/L)47 ± 1845 ± 19> 0.05
Direct bilirubin (umol/L)6.7 ± 4.56.9 ± 4.8> 0.05
Indirect bilirubin (umol/L)26.6 ± 4.828.0 ± 5.3> 0.05
Albumin (g/L)36.2 ± 9.035.3 ± 10.2> 0.05
Prothrombin activity (%)69.7 ± 17.568.6 ± 16.1> 0.05
Fibrinogen (g/L)1.82 ± 0.701.90 ± 0.74> 0.05
Free portal pressure (cm H2O)44 ± 3.543 ± 3.8> 0.05
Operation time (min)166.2 ± 48.1210.5 ± 62.3< 0.05