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Table 1 Univariate analysis of factors effecting development of post embolization fever (PEF) and acute hepatic decompensation (AHD)

From: Factors affecting post-embolization fever and liver failure after trans-arterial chemo-embolization in a cohort without background infective hepatitis- a prospective analysis

Variables

Patients with fever (n = 28)

Patients without fever (n = 83)

p-value

Patients with liver failure (n = 13)

Patients without acute liver failure (n = 98)

p-value

Age (years)

64 (37–84)

63 (34–78)

0.916

64 (37–84)

62 (34–76)

0.924

Gender (Males)

23 (84 %)

77 (93.2 %)

0.188

10 (83.3 %)

89 (91.2 %)

0.363

Diabetics

17 (55.9 %)

46 (55.6 %)

0.995

07 (55.6 %)

57 (58.3 %)

0.858

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.03

23.88

0.124

24.18

24.33

0.842

KF index (<80 %)

03 (10 %)

03 (3.8 %)

0.198

02 (15.3 %)

08 (8.1 %)

0.199

Child Class B

09 (33.3 %)

14 (16.7 %)

0.252

04 (35.4 %)

28 (29.4 %)

0.743

Presence of ascites in computed tomogram

05 (17.9 %)

07 (8.1 %)

0.149

02 (15.3 %)

08 (8.1 %)

0.493

INR

1.23

1.15

0.546

1.21

1.16

0.451

Platelet count (/ml)

156×103

171×103

0.241

128×103

177×103

0.021

AST (U/L)

67.38

58.2

0.274

66.8

59.7

0.512

ALT(U/L)

46.1

48.6

0.703

46

48.3

0.782

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

1.39

0.71

0.046

1.35

0.87

0.094

Albumin (mg/dl)

3.30

3.51

0.035

3.14

3.49

0.041

Serum Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.11

0.89

0.321

1.07

0.92

0.235

Total tumour diameter (cm)

7.93

6.14

0.102

8.17

6.48

0.123

Type of HCC (diffuse %)

03 (1079 %)

03 (4 %)

0.311

02 (16.6 %)

72 (7.4 %)

0.292

Presence of Portal vein invasion

04 (16.2 %)

09 (11.3 %)

0.167

02 (16.6 %)

11 (11.9 %)

0.786

  1. KF index-Karnofsky performance index, AST- aspartate amino transferase, ALT- Alanine amino transferase, INR- international normalized ratio