Research Article
Liver Retraction Using n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) Glue during Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Azygoportal Disconnection in Cirrhotic Patients
Table 2
Perioperative parameters in two groups.
| | Variable | NBCA group (n = 22) | Non-NBCA group (n = 16) | P value |
| | Time of operation (min) | 198.86±17.86 | 217.81±20.25 | 0.004 | | Blood loss (ml) | 159.09±56.98 | 212.50±88.51 | 0.030 | | Postoperative hospital stay (day) | 11.14±2.01 | 11.13±1.78 | 0.660 | | PLT counts (×109/L) | | | | | Preoperative | 48.64±13.98 | 52.44±23.33 | 0.535 | | Postoperative day 7 | 206.09±28.90 | 227.81±73.25 | 0.213 | | WBC counts (×109/L) | | | | | Preoperative | 3.07±0.77 | 3.22±1.65 | 0.693 | | Postoperative day 7 | 8.85±1.30 | 9.11±2.17 | 0.648 | | Liver adhesion time (min) | 2.46±0.46 | | | | Complications | | | | | Pleural effusion | 2 | 1 | | | Left subphrenic abscess | 0 | 1 | |
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PLT: platelet; WBC: leukocyte
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