Severity of portal hypertension and prediction of postoperative liver failure after liver resection in patients with Child–Pugh grade A cirrhosis

作者：Xin Chen, Jiayu Zhai, Xiong Cai, Y. Zhang, Lixin Wei, Liangrong Shi, Dong Wu, Feng Shen, Lau Wy, Mingshuang Wu · 发表于：British journal of surgery · 年份：2012 · DOI：10.1002/bjs.8951 · 被引用次数：96 · 研究领域：Liver Disease and Transplantation、Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis、Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis

BACKGROUND: Patients with Child-Pugh grade A cirrhosis and clinical evidence of portal hypertension are likely to develop posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF). Whether such patients are suitable candidates for partial hepatectomy is controversial. This study explored the impact of portal venous pressure (PVP) on PHLF and the possibility of stratifying patients with Child-Pugh grade A cirrhosis for risk of PHLF using clinical data alone. METHODS: Between April 2009 and May 2011, consecutive patients who underwent partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma and intraoperative measurement of PVP were included in this prospective study. Using signs of clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH), patients with Child-Pugh grade A cirrhosis were subclassified into three groups: no, mild and severe CSPH. Risk factors for PHLF were subjected to univariable and multivariable analysis, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS: Sixty-seven (35·3 per cent) of 190 patients developed PHLF, which was persistent in 12 patients (6·3 per cent). Four patients (2·1 per cent) died from PHLF within 3 months of surgery. Multivariable analysis showed both PVP and CSPH to be independent predictors of PHLF (P < 0·001). PVP values, incidence of PHLF and persistent PHLF were significantly higher in the severe CSPH group than in the other two groups (P < 0·001). Severe CSPH (odds ratio 27·68, P = 0·005) and a preoperative neutrophil : lymphocyte ratio (NLR) of 2·8 or ...