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Table 1 Main participants’ criteria

From: Role of residual liver volumetry and function in prediction of liver tolerability after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: deriving a clinical decision support score

Participants’ criteria

Value

Demographic criteria

 • Age (years)

Median (min–max)

56.5 (42–75)

 • Sex (Male)

Count (%)

166 (65.9%)

Pre-intervention reserve liver functions

 • ALT (IU/L)

Median (min–max)

39 (18–74)

 • AST (IU/L)

Median (min–max)

43 (20–81)

 • s.albumin (gm/dl)

Median (min–max)

3.4 (2.7–3.9)

 • s.bilirubin (mg/dl)

Median (min–max)

1.4 (0.9–1.9)

 • Prothrombin concentration (%)

Median (min–max)

71 (61–89)

Pre-interventional liver volumetric values and ratios

 • Liver volume (LV) (cm3)

Median (min–max)

1714 (1011–3243)

 • Tumor volume (TV) (cm3)

Median (min–max)

383 (83–1269)

 • Residual volume (RV) (cm3)

Median (min–max)

1336 (827–2418)

 • Residual to liver volumetric ratio (RLVR)

Median (min–max)

0.7 (0.43–0.95)

Other evaluated clinical and laboratory parameters

 • Spleen diameter (cm)

Median (min–max)

14 (10–20)

 • s.creatinine (mg/dl)

Median (min–max)

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

 • Platelets (x103/mm3)

Median (min–max)

149 (68–215)

 • Child-Pugh score

A5

Count (%)

62 (24.6%)

A6

Count (%)

102 (40.5%)

B7

Count (%)

85 (33.7%)

B8

Count (%)

3 (1.2%)

 • AFP (ng/ml)

Median (min–max)

129 (11–1245)

Post intervention measured criteria

 • Time to decompensation (week)

Median (min–max)

6 (1–6)

 • Hepatic decompensation

Decompensation

82, 32.5%

No decompensation

170, 68.5%

Total

252, 100%