Infrahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Clamping Reduces Blood Loss during Liver Transection for Cholangiocarcinoma

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Variables	IVC clamping ()		No IVC clamping ()
	(%) or median (IQR)		(%) or median (IQR)
Gender
Male	20	(51.3%)	52	(67.5%)
Female	19	(48.7%)	25	(32.5%)
Characteristics of lesions
Location
Intrahepatic	14	(35.9%)	38	(49.4%)
Perihilar	25	(64.1%)	39	(50.6%)
Gross morphology
Mass forming	2	(5.1%)	10	(13.0%)
Periductal infiltration	12	(30.8%)	21	(27.3%)
Intraductal growth	25	(64.1%)	46	(59.7%)
Preoperative laboratory investigation
Cholesterol	123	(57)	139	(54)
Total bilirubin	1.2	(2.3)	0.9	(2.1)
AST	298	(276)	205	(289)
ALT	201	(245)	148	(204)
ALP	119.5	(119)	97	(87)
Albumin	2.7	(0.8)	2.8	(0.8)
INR	1.13	(0.19)	1.13	(0.21)
Creatinine	0.81	(0.45)	0.89	(0.28)